Never believe that the fiction writing life makes sense.... It's insanity by definition.

In real life, one of my friends was killed in a car accident during our sophomore year.

If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself.

Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles.

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.

Marriage is a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.

Food: Part of the spiritual expression of the French, and I do not believe that they have ever heard of calories.

Music is so powerful to me. I had my IPod and headphones, and my sad playlist. I kind of ventured off for just a little bit to get into the scene.

Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother.

I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors.

We both know, you and I, that if all men were gardeners, the world at last would be at peace.

The world of the future will be an even more demanding struggle against the limitations of our intelligence, not a comfortable hammock in which we can lie down to be waited upon by our robot slaves.

We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.

I haven't lost my head yet.

[That] my body be buried as cheaply as possible and no speeches be permitted at my funeral.

I'm very into science-fantasy, that kind of swordfights and magic and technology thing.

The chief reason people do not know God is not because He hides from them but because they hide from Him.

All the vested interests and people who profit by war will - with the journals they control - resolutely oppose any reduction of armaments.

If TV were only an invention to broadcast soccer, it would be justified.

Be mindful of the link between present action and desired future outcome. Ask yourself: if I repeat today’s actions 365 times, will I be where I want to be in a year?

OK, I know this is going to disgust you, Michael, but a lot of people are in this business to make money.