I don't play for the records, I play because I love the game.

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

I'm not a perfect person. I never claimed to be.

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.

Quality is not a guarantee; it is a commitment.

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.