Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous.
There is always something to see, if you only know how to look.
But the truth is a double-edged sword; it is a dangerous thing.
There are some adventures not worth having.
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they’ll be sure to let you know.
When you’ve lived as long as I have, nothing much surprises you.
The two that are one, the one that is all!
To remain unknown in this modern world: that, indeed, is real power.
All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.
Even that. What is the point in living forever, if it is not with the woman I love?
Presents are the best way to show someone how much you care. It is like this tangible thing that you can point to and say, Hey man, I love you this many dollars-worth.
My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.
We’re all homos. Homo sapiens.
Abraham Lincoln once said that if you are a racist, I will attack you with the north. And those are the principles that I carry with me in the workplace.
You don’t call retarded people retards. It’s bad taste. You call your friends retards when they are acting retarded.
I don’t want somebody sucking up to me because they think I am going to help their career. I want them sucking up to me because they genuinely love me.
When I said that I was king of forwards, you’ve got to understand that I don’t come up with this stuff. I just forward it along. You wouldn’t arrest a guy who was just passing drugs from one guy to another.
I never avoid something that challenges my guts and my heart. While I might occasionally puke my guts out, I have never puked my heart out.
Here, you can walk into a bookstore and pick up a Bible or Christian literature and learn. Over there, they are lucky if they have one Bible for a whole village.
Am I a hero? I really can’t say, but yes.