The media I've had a lot to do with is lazy. We fed them and they ate it every day.

This business of saying the same thing over and over and over again – which to a lot of Washington insiders and pundits is boring – works.

When you're talking to the media, be a well, not a fountain.

Although unanswered prayer is indeed a theme of the book, it is not the heart of the book, for unanswered prayer describes a problem but offers no solutions.

In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it.

There's no point in really making something if it doesn't appeal to a lot of people or the masses or if it's not seen by a lot of people.

Jesus, Jesus help me. I'm alone in this world.

Then he laughed and she laughed. And quivering with the movement of the train, the dead man seemed to laugh too.

That I want to destroy British imperialism is another matter, but I want to do so by converting those who are associated with it.

There's a difference between being obsessed and being motivated.

I am in any way glorifying or simplifying prostitution. The reality of prostitutes around the world is so complex. I've tried to focus on the humanity.

I never read in bed, only in my study.

I love the idea of having a kid who says, 'Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.'