"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."

"Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process."

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'"

"I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that's been made from one of my books, I know that it isn't going to be exactly like my novel because a lot of other people have interpreted it. But I also know it has an idea that I'll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year, or a year and a half of my life working on it."

"Wisdom principle 31 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 2."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Wisdom principle 38 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 30."