My hope when I wrote the first book was that I would get to do it again. But it was not entirely clear that that would happen.

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Specificity is the soul of narrative.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author.

There is no ritual that enhances creativity other than just starting.

My career as a magazine writer was largely prefaced on the idea of curiosity, to go on adventures and weasel my way into the lives of people that I admire.

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

There are two key areas that boil down life. Our relationships with people and the relationships with ourselves.

Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.

I give thee all,-I can no more, Though poor the off'ring be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring to thee.

I think the human species is very suicidal.

I would give everything if I could only keep my family.

Christianity in its true sense puts an end to the State. It was so understood from its very beginning, and for that Christ was crucified.

By raising tall trees for windbreaks, citrus underneath, and a green manure cover down on the surface, I have found a way to take it easy and let the orchard manage itself!

We want to know. If we don't know, we don't feel safe, we don't feel secure.

Parents should talk to their children, even when they are babies and can't talk back.

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a fault.