"So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories."

“Have some sort of a private place to work in. Put up a sign to keep from being interrupted. Mine says: "Please, do not knock, do not say hello or goodbye, do not ask what's for dinner, do not disturb me unless the police or firemen have to be called."”

“It only takes one profound experience to change somebody's life.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.”

“Choose to view life through God's eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn't come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible...Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective.”

“Some doors are best left closed.”

Source : George R. R. Martin (2005). “A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Four”, p.543, Bantam

“Realize the value of putting down your first impression quickly.”

Source : Richard Mühlberger, Charles Webster Hawthorne (1999). “Charles Webster Hawthorne”, University of Washington Press

“Damen, seriously, you must know I don't love you because you're immortal, I love you because you're you.”

“I wrote the book in my head when I was 6 years old.”

Source : "CNN Larry King Weekend", www.cnn.com. April 27, 2003.