Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was going to say. ~Sharon O'Brien

Those who expect opportunities to happen will never get as far as those who make opportunities happen.

Part of my soul goes into each quote I write. A book of my quotes can be yours for just $19.99.

The quail was tender, the potatoes smothered in butter, and the beans roasted in garlic.

Too often, we pour the energy needed for recognizing and exploring difference into pretending those differences are insurmountable barriers, or that they do not exist at all.

A million dollars isn't what it used to be.

Grace is love that cares and stoops and rescues.

What do you do when you're no longer the hero of your own story?

There must be a technique for meeting pain. There must be a technique of endurance based on the power of the soul to maintain its own serenity, as Marcus Aurelius taught long ago.

No requirement of industry is so much neglected as operational definitions.