I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname. Use this quote
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do. Use this quote
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Use this quote
I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me. Use this quote
The Beginning of Survival is my best album. I am very proud of it, and I am surprised at it, too. I thought some of Travelogue was a little heavy, but I don't think this is heavy. Use this quote
I don't get anything for free. I pay for all my beauty treatments. Use this quote
Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them. Use this quote
But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation. Use this quote
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face. Use this quote
I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst. Use this quote
Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel, and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up. Use this quote
To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself. Use this quote
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. Use this quote
And let me make this very clear - unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class. As president, I will protect the sanctity of life. I will honor the institution of marriage. And I will guarantee America's first liberty: the freedom of religion. Use this quote
I'm receiving 300 to 500 letters every week from people telling me that God used my stories to save their marriage or to introduce them to Christ or to heal a relationship that had been broken. Use this quote
We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together. Use this quote
Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live in a slightly conspiratorial relationship with our employer and perhaps with our marriage. Use this quote
I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself imposes. Use this quote
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag! Use this quote
Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form. Use this quote
