“The history of the human race doesn’t make happy reading, does it? I’ve seen a lot of sadness during my time, but I’ve seen seen a lot of things that have kept my faith in humanity alive too. If there were no bad things in the world, we’d have nothing to measure the good against, would we? The light can only shine in darkness.”

“If I could split myself into five people, I would still be behind on my writing schedule. I see now why James Patterson cloned himself so many times.”

“There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.”

“We don't rise to the level of our abilities, we fall to the level of our excuses”

“Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.”

“I am the sum of my past experience.Some people have got a lot to answer for.”

“Of all the things I expected to find in my lunch, a live snake wasn't one of them.”

“Don't look up at the mountain. Keep your head down, and take the next step.”

“You only get one life.Too bad you already made a mess of it.”

“Giving up drinking for life is easy.I've done it loads of times.”

“Failure is something you experience on your way to success - unless you're a skydiver.”