There's no way I can stop writing, it's a form of insanity.

being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right.

As a recluse I couldn't bear traffic. It had nothing to do with jealousy, I simply disliked people, crowds, anywhere, except at my readings. People diminished me, they sucked me dry.

Her one drink had Cecelia giggling and talking and she was explaining that animals had souls too. Nobody challenged her opinion. It was possible, we knew. What we weren't sure of was if we had any.

The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd.

People were usually much better in their letters than in reality. They were much like poets in this way.

Goodness could be found sometimes in the middle of hell.

I didn't like anything. Maybe I was afraid. That was it - I was afraid. I wanted to sit alone in a room with the shades down. I feasted upon that. I was a crank. I was a lunatic.

I began to feel like a kept man and it felt great.

You're the most unknown famous man I ever met

I don't know. It's been terribly hard for me. How do I know you won't do it again?''Nobody is ever quite sure of what they will do. You aren't sure what you might do.

When in prayer, there is no need to implore, beg or repeat. You have been heard, and your wishes will be granted perfectly at the right time. Relax, be patient and do not fret.

God shall shine through the person you are and not the mistakes you made.

When you can turn people on their head and shake them and no money falls out, then you know God's saying, "Move on, son."

His lie ability is an asset

Morality must always precede and accompany religion, and yet religion is much more than morality.

I was a poor kid, and my mom was a single mother of three.

Without a dream you'll not get anywhere.

The only difference between a winner and a loser is character.

There has been peace. There will be peace again. But right now, we have work to do.

The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition.