Whatever beginning goals you set for yourself, following through on them will build momentum and a sense of achievement and those small success will point the way to bigger ones

We as authors sign a pact with our readers they'll go on reading because they trust us to play fair with them and deliver what we've promised.

Professional writers write to fit

You need to establish a degree of privacy and solitude in order to write

As the hero learns, readers learn too.

Sufis are keys to open up hearts.

Be sober be vigilant because your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour.

No. The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness.

Are you responsibly optimistic? Pessimism and leadership do not mix. Leaders are positively visionary.

All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different.

I want them poor and they deserve to be poor. You can't have capitalism without punishment.

You would not have the wisdom and knowledge you now possess were it not for the setbacks you have faced, the mistakes you have made and the suffering you have endured.

The rules of Canadian engagement say that if we encounter a celebrity, we have to pretend we're not encountering a celebrity.

I love the earth. If you ask me it's the greatest planet in the world.

I love women. I actually prefer girls, as a parent, because they disappoint at a different age. They go through that, "Dad's an idiot," which lasted a little longer than I'd like.