Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I'm one of the world's great rewriters.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.

If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

The one who love power becomes dictator and one who admires power becomes slave.

I swear to hold my tongue about it till the end of your worship's days, and God grant I may be able to let it out tomorrow

Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.

His touch was like a bard's on his instrument, and it awakened a deep and mysterious music in my body.

The UID is a corporate scam which funnels billions of dollars into the IT sector

The government says Rant's alive because they need a villain. The kids say he's alive because they need a hero.

Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out

I like the feeling of being able to confront an experience and resolve it as art.

You wouldn't want to move if you sat next to me on the bus. Or maybe you would.

There cannot be Ups in a roller-coaster ride unless there are Downs.