"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

"The creative adult is the child who survived."

"Freedom is a heavy load, a beautiful and terrible thing."

"I don’t know if I believe in dragons, but I do believe in the people who believe in dragons."

"I am a very simple person. I like to eat, sleep, and write."