Writing isn't black magic. You just have to come up with an idea...

Go somewhere you know nothing about and see what happens.

Writing was a defeat, it was a humiliation, it was coming face-to-face with yourself and seeing you weren't good enough.

Actually there were only two forms of existence, I reflected: one that was tied to a place and one that wasn't. Both had always existed. Neither could be chosen.

I wanted to be a musician, either a guitarist or a drummer. I guess my dreams were in the entertainment industry, and I landed somewhere along there.

I longed to be forgotten in order to be able to complain to myself.

The word comfort is from two Latin words meaning “with” and “strong” – He is with us to make us strong. Comfort is not soft, weakening commiseration; it is true, strengthening love.

We bought it, we own it, and we're going to take it back.

What is meditation? When you empty yourself and let the universe come in you.

Credibility is lost when there are big discrepancies between what leaders say and what they do. ... Increasing credibility requires openness. Hidden agendas will destroy trust.

I'm not an Orthodox Jew, I don't practise much in the way of Jewish religion, but I am very Jewish and I think it probably does indeed influence what I do.

What is the right exchange rate at one point is not necessarily the right exchange rate at another.

Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help.