I went to college to study hospitality. I quickly got out of that and realized that what I liked to do was write.

Find what causes a commotion in your heart. Find a way to write about that

I know you can dream your way through an otherwise fine life, and never wake up, which is what I almost did.

Some idiotic things are well worth doing.

Your life doesn't mean what you have or what you get. Its what your'e willing to give up.

If you lose all hope, you can always find it again.

Maturity, as I conceived it, was recognizing what was bad or peculiar in life, admitting it has to stay that way, and going ahead with the best of things.

If loneliness is the disease, the story is the cure.

Our ex-wifes always harbour secrets about us that make them irresistable. Until, of course, we remember who we are and what we did and why we are not married anymore.

Some people want to be bank presidents. Other people want to rob banks.

The art of living your life has a lot to do with getting over loss. The less the past haunts you, the better.

Smartass Disciple: Master, why God let human did sins in the beginning?Master of Stupidity: If the saviour must come, why should He prevent that?

The buddhi [intellect] is today’s gain, it is today’s experience! Whereas, akkal [insight, wisdom] is a nature’s gift!

A man dies when hope flies.

His eyes close, and he draws a long breath. When they open again, they’re colder than ever. “And that’s where you’d be disappointed, Lou.There is no good to be found in Death.

Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land.

Any man who barely sustains an armistice with himself has no business poking around in an alien soul.

I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect.

I was always trying to win the world, but somewhere I lost you.

With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.

Set your sights not just on the next few weeks ... set your sights on the years ahead - because our vision will look that far ahead.