No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

Storytelling: the world's second oldest profession.

The human heart is my school.

Even a speck of love should not go unappreciated, because, as Rumi said, love is the water of life.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

If people see me having dinner with a beautiful woman, they immediately believe that I'm having a love affair with her. Of course that's rubbish. I'm not a playboy!

My last book was speculative. I just don't quite know what I am doing. But I'll get there. I have a list of things I would love to write.

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

Diligent accumulation of personal wealth is not inherently ungodly so long as it is complemented by equally diligent distribution of personal wealth.

Being bald is no fun.

I focus on the moment and move from task to task.

Man often acquires just so much knowledge as to discover his ignorance, and attains so much experience as to regret his follies, and then dies.