The writer works in a lonely way.
Sufism is, in fact, not a mystical system, not a religion, but a body of knowledge.
Katakan padaku. Kalau kau sudah minta maaf, tapi permintaan maafmu tidak diterima. Apa yang harus kau lakukan?
The first job of a writer is to be honest.
Okay baby, let's take this rocket to Uranus. This hoor is perfect, and she can act as well.
After the Battle of Midway there was a week in a rest camp at Pearl Harbor.
Cooking skills aside, my mother is an exceptional nurturer.
I know I have a problem with semi-colon abuse and have written page-long sentences. Nobody needs to be reading page-long sentences, at least not written by me.
Haitians don't like to say they are hungry because we are proud.
I feel young every day.
I'm lucky if I write a letter.
I don't keep up with Twitter all day long.
I don't have a political bone in my body.
Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.
We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort.
Sometimes it was tough doing take after take upside down! I did a lot of that sort of thing.
I have very few hobbies. In fact, I have no hobbies.
It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.
Speak less but act more.
The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.
When I'm not working, I'm walking.