I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.

I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer - its dust and lowering skies.

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.

The function of freedom is to free someone else.

Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.

There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race - scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct... it has a social function, racism.

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.

Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.

Decision power is knowledge-based, wisdom-driven and character-oriented.

For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.

Mankind owns four things that are no good at sea: rudder, anchor, oars and the fear of going down.

I make my relationships at work.

No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.

I would hate for someone to look at my shoes and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!'

You cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. You have to earn these things.

You must continue to gain expertise, but avoid thinking like an expert.

At first glance, the idea that some UFOs may be vehicles from outside the Earth seems utterly preposterous, the baseless result of wishful thinking by highly unscientific minds.

...we all want to hear stories, from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Stories connect our little lives with the world around us and help us discover who we are.