Only a good bishop can be sacrificed, a bad bishop can only be lost.

Have you ever seen a chess article without a brilliant example of the author's own play? 'Silly question,' you will say. Quite.

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

My future is righteousness.

No CEO examining books today understands what the hell is going on.

I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories.

Don't lose yourself just because you found somebody.

I think all artists secretly hope their kids might do something safer and straitlaced: maybe my daughter 'll be a banker.

It was a choice of making it or still eating chicken onstage.

I feel like I'm the luckiest man on the planet.

I guess one person can make a difference.

I was really poor for most of my adult life.