Oh yes!...The sweet summons of God to man. That's when He calls you up to His arms. And it's the most beautiful thing, a rebirth, a new life. But, just the same I'm in no rush to find out.

A lot of people consider my books to be straightforward, but I think that I write from atmosphere to atmosphere rather than from event to event.

A great novel is worth one thousand films.

I have never - I have never let go of my childhood contacts. My best friends from childhood are still my best friends.

With him I couldn’t be anything but myself and that scared the crap out of me, because I had never existed like that before.

The most satisfying of languages, Latin.

A father is a banker provided by nature.

Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.

My Panasonic typewriter can make graphs. It types in four different colors.

If people aren't educated, they can't question. If they can't question, they can't change anything, which is great for the status quo and all the people who can question them at their own level.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

Epics are never written about libraries. They exist on whim; it depends on if the conquering army likes to read.

Youth is when you think you'll live forever. Old age is when you wonder how you've lived so long.

If you have a very good concept of your character, you can snap into it.