You know, people always warn children about taking candy from strange adults. But they never warn us adults about taking candy from strange children.

Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.

Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems.

Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.

Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same; the darker the better.

Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

Truth is only stranger than fiction if you're a stranger to the truth. Which means you're either a liar or you're fictional.

Very little in this world makes sense.

Why did so many grown-ups want to be young, she wondered, when it took so long to grow old? It was like going on a million-mile road trip then wanting to turn around without getting out of the car.

The promises of prayer are extraordinary, but for prayer to work as God promises it to work, it must be purged of self and doubt.

Over the years I've received thousands of e-mails looking for guidance. Some have real problems

A negative circle is the enemy of a positive future.

When I pray coincidences happen and when I don't they don't.

The individual is taught that there is nothing that he as a total person is to feel ashamed of or self-hating for.

I think the long-term effect of video on cinema is good in that what we are now getting up there on the screen is of superior quality. Videos are just so much more sensitive to the world.

Nothing makes a man so selfish as work.

All I wanted to do was to become famous, but then I found out that it was nothing special.

Between animal and human medicine, there is no dividing line-nor should there be.

My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.