You have to have a good race plan. Our race plan this morning was to win the heat and get into the finals tonight. Tonight will be the big race.

I've been dead over seventy years and still when I hear a woman scream, I find myself standing, listening, wanting to help and unable to do anything except watch.

[S]ometimes, a fight you cannot win is still worth fighting.

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.

And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.

If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven?

Truth is only an illusion we have forgotten is an illusion.

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

The reason I couldn't pay my rent was because I was one of the worst drinkers you'd ever seen in your life.

Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.

I really need to be alone. I can't deal with someone sleeping next to me.