I think if a story has a message it should be incidental and accidental, otherwise it leans too close to indoctrination.

I find that sometimes if you just sit still, things have a way of finding you before you can find them.

Remember your ancestors, dream of your descendants and work hard while you're living.

All my tales are true, drawn from life, and a life story is not a tidy thing.

A little story is supported by a lot of untold backstory. What they get is more than what they see.

Do I have any recommendations for a Sadiri boys' night out?" I shrugged, smiled, and allowed myself a laugh. "I can come up with somet

You must never tell people their own stories. They have no interest in them, or they think they can tell them better themselves. Give them a stranger's life, and then they're content.

Knowledge is power, I said at last. "Let's do it.

The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race.

When we own our beliefs, we have clear boundaries. We know what we believe and we know what others believe. There is no confusion. Our identity is strong to us and everyone else.

Time is the sole photographer of all the times, from the Big Bang till the possible Big Crunch!

Man has it all in his hands, and it all slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice.

Tis but a scratch!" "A scratch? Your arm's off!" "No it isn't." "Then what's that?" "Oh come on, pansy!

It takes me a long time to change. I don't think you can just go out and figure out a bunch of visual ideas and photograph. The change happens in living and not through thinking.

My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.

It is the heart that is important.

I am sustained by the tranquility of an upright and loyal heart.

I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.