I'm not a novelist, I'm a storyteller. There is no art in what I do, no mystique.

I wrote each book in thirty-five days flat - just to get the darned thing finished.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

She had the best kind of courage, or maybe the worst kind, the kind that gets you into trouble.

You know, ” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to mean something bad.

I hate Jesse for leaving me behind. If he asked, I would have walked into the air with him.

The question of being is the darkest in all philosophy.

There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.

A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches.

Do not try to fix whatever comes in your life. Fix yourself in such a way that whatever comes, you will be fine.

Compassion is very important, especially right now in America. We all need to strive as human beings to understand each other and ourselves better.

On January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin to offer a prescription drug benefit, and for the first time, it will place an emphasis on preventive care and early treatment of disease.

We need to stop saying we can't rock this boat when it needs to be rocked.