Some might wonder that the two men should consider themselves to be old friends having only known each other for four years

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Wherever I travel to, I encounter great souls.

Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious.

I am exhausted by traditional memoir. I am exhausted by the architecture of the conventional novel.

The prime necessities for success in life are money, athleticism, tailor made clothes and a charming smile.

Underneath the visible problems with reading and writing lies the deeper problem of 'illearnacy': an acquired disabling of learning courage and learning initiative.

I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart.

All my life I have studies the peculiar powers of music. It has a force of its own that few would deny.

I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really.

It is one to say you have faith and another to be in a tight corner and prove it.