“You are not going to find yourself anywhere except right where you are.”

“If you don't know where you're going, you won't go anywhere.”

“There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.”

“You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.”

“You cannot find yourself in the past or future. The only place where you can find yourself is in the Now.”

“If you don’t have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it?”

“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”

“Writers are there to write, not experience things. If you want to experience things, become a pirate or a Bookhunter. If you want to write, write. If you can't find the makings of a story inside yourself, you won't find them anywhere.”

“My mother told me… if you're going to get anywhere, you're going to have to do it yourself, because no one is going to do it for you.”

“Fate is not going to come looking for you. You are going to have to find or created it yourself.”