I've got five months of aggression saved up, and I'll try and use that in a positive manner. I'll be aggressive, but in a controlled way.

You'd be surprised at how much I can drink. I mean, I can really drink.

I've met Nelson Mandela a couple of times and it was an unbelievable experience on both occasions; the most amazing moment of my life.

Suffering is humbling. It pays to know how to get your butt kicked.

What I need to write well is a combination of heat, light and solitude.

It has become appallingly clear that our technology has surpassed our humanity. I hope that someday, our humanity might yet surpass our technology.

I read books all the time, I'm always reading. I'm not like somebody that reads really fast or a lot or anything, but I always have a book that I'm reading.

That person I was when I was a lot younger is not who I am today.

This is a very difficult thing to remain independent and persistent.

I'm very grateful to have my kids in my life; they're my greatest teachers. But to pretend it's always easy is just not really true.

One-armed butlers, they can take it but they can't dish it out

One man's observation is another man's closed book or flight of fancy.