Peace will only come about through understanding and a relevant education.

You can’t demand peace, but you can reduce the reasons for war.

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!", May 10, 1886)

I knew I would be famous one day. That's because I lived in a very small town and nobody liked doing the same things I did, like writing.

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement.

Maybe our Earth is totally alone in the universe.

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly ofthe storm of thought that is forever flowing through one's head.

I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.

Bullying isn't about size, it's about intimidation.

God like Us suffers the ambition to make a destiny more extraordinary than was conceived for Him, yes God is like Me, only more so.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

I met her in a club down in North Soho, where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Coca-Cola.