The courage to live brings its own rewards.

The pages afforded glimpses into my soul where I'd hidden it, behind masks of paper and ink.

Sometimes Truth cannot be silenced.

No matter what, I would never let the people who wanted me to break see how much damage they had inflicted.

What good are words if no one believes them?

No words would ever be more powerful than the presence of a friend.

There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment in history or nothing happens.

If it has to be it's up to me.

You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters is that you achieve success and become free. Then you can do whatever you like.

It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the Best Seller's List.

Cowards dare others to do what they themselves do not dare to do.

There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot.

Every time someone asks me who I want to work with, my answer is always the same: whoever wants to work with me that won't want to get their ego stroked.

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters.

There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach.

There is a clear link between protecting your car and home and protecting your life. So life insurance was a logical addition to the AA's range.