Lots of men think that women should tell the truth, explain their feelings. These men should use their wishes more wisely. (Prepare To Die!, p.27)

Fear is stupid. So are regrets.

What you say about the world reflects more about you and your perception of the world than the world itself.

I have a couple of dozen books on my reader: ideal for a long trip or an afternoon waiting at the medical clinic. It's flexible.

Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets… any sound investment will eventually pay off.

Its weird when people come up to me and know stuff about my life. That sort of creeps me out.

Here in California, we passed a law against texting while driving. But there's no law preventing you from writing a letter while driving.

I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally.

The word capital, as philologists trace it, comes down to us from a time when wealth was estimated in cattle, and a man's income depended upon the number of head he could keep for their increase.

In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a day, we had clothing, we had free medical services, and we could sleep for 12 hours.

I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.