I enjoy creating and developing characters, as well as situations. But I have always had more ideas than I can ever put down on paper and fantasy allows me to include a lot of what I feel.

Don't see a thing working-see it finished!

I enjoy research as much as writing so I try to make my stories as fact-based as possible, which I think helps them seem more authentic.

I love the opportunity to just let my imagination run riot! Non-fiction can be very restrictive.

Always be aware of what you are thinking. Pay attention to your thoughts because they drive the direction of your life.

Time is an obstinate healer. It heals you against your will. And the younger you are, the faster you are cured, only to come out more immune.

A day's impact is better than a month of dead pull.

If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still — nothing.

Humans are just barely intelligent tool users; Darwinian evolutionary selection stopped when language and tool use converged, leaving the average hairy meme carrier sadly deficient in smarts.

The true enemy of man is generalization.

I get the celebrity game now - you can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.

Contemplating a purported work of art is a social activity. Either you have a rewarding time, or you don't. You don't have to say why afterward. You don't have to say anything.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion for living it.