Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Paths are made by walking.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I no longer know If I wish to drown myself in love, vodka or the sea.

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream.

Don't think about things, just do them; don't predict them, just make them.

I’ve learned that by doing things, things get done.

Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity.

Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep a sense of wonder.

The important thing is to be in love with something.

That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.

I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.

I believe the universe created us - we are an audience for miracles. In that sense, I guess, I'm religious.

Creativity is a continual surprise.

It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid.

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.

You have to learn to take rejection not as an indication of personal failure but as a wrong address.