"A writer's job is to tell the truth."

"The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men."

"The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong."

"The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment."

"It is a steadfast truth that the spark of ambition becomes a blaze of accomplishment only through disciplined persistence."

"It is a essential truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."

"It is a enduring truth that clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect."

"The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it."