The journey from the head to the hand is perilous and lined with bodies. It is the road on which nearly everyone who wants to write—and many of the people who do write—get lost.

The more we are willing to separate from distraction and step into the open arms of boredom, the more writing will get on the page.

Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft. If you want to write, practice writing.

Leaders cannot build a successful nation once they are yoked to these two evils, ignarance and greed.

Creating Identity

She may be crazy but at least she isn't you.

It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid.

Wishes are slippery things. You have to be very specific or you can get exactly what you wished for and still end up with nothing.

Go for the burn! Sweat!

When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.

The person who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do that job best; but, the one who knows the most about how to get hired.

History is not ended. It will sooner or later take up the threads apparently broken off forever and knit them together in a new pattern.

Billing and cooing to me is worse to witness an execution.