If we try to deny the darkness in our souls then we'll become completely dark.

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.

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.

There's no use going to school unless your final destination is the library.

If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn.

Love is the answer to everything. It's the only reason to do anything.

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled.

You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

The local TV news is the greatest danger in your life. It's all crap.

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.

Treasure this day and Treasure yourself, truly, neither will ever happen again.