“Sometimes, when people look at me, I can see the pity in their eyes. All I want is hope, but neither of us can give it to each other.”

“I make you see things that aren't really there and you believe every word”

“People don't believe me when I tell them I'm a magician who makes portals to other worlds. So I tell them I'm a writer instead.”

“I saw no way out but to dive right in, to a good book.”

“My next option is to only write a list of the books I like, but then again, I dont read a book I dont like so it doesnt solve any of my problems.”

“When I realize I made someone's day, it makes my day.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“Nunca habra sido capaz de decrselo, pero Owen me inspiraba. Las mentiras piadosas que yo deca a diario, las cosas que me guardaba, cada vez que no era sincera del todo... ahora me daba cuenta de es...”

“If only these walls could talkthe world would know just how hard it is to tell the truth in a story in which everyones a liar.”

“Trust can lead to disappointment.”

“Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.”

“You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.”

“It's an imaginative thing we do; it's about immersing oneself in one's imagination. If you're a novelist, you do it with pen and paper. We do it with our bodies.”