"You learn to write by writing."

“Fiction is socially meaningful.”

“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.”

“The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.”

Source : "A Mother's Advice to Her Son". Book by Anne Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, 1726.

“Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.”

Source : "A Good Man’s Good Fights" by Joel K. Goldstein, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2010.

“Gambling has a zero-sum economic effect in its market and, like legalizing cocaine, the socio-economic costs of legalizing gambling overwhelm the benefits”

“England is better only because I stand out there as 'unusual'.”

“I loved moustaches. I used to draw myself with one. When I was 14, I was really into war and Van Gogh.”

Source : "The importance of being Childish" by Tim Teeman, The Times, December 02, 2006.

“Im very into dark colors. I try to rock the dark against the ghost white skin as much as humanly possible.”