We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

I write to discover what I think.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

I am a trained professional liar. Do not read me as a textbook.

The power of prayer is beyond the understanding of men.

It's like a Venn diagram of tragedy.

My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.

It's a big responsibility dating me. Because I come with a little bit of baggage, you know?

The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play.

I urge you to be challenged and inspired by what you do not know.

My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.

If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important Rule of Beauty. “Who cares?”