“The power of words is the power of change. Like a flood in the desert a great story surges into our lives and upsets what we thought we knew. It washes away the dust in our hearts and reveals something buried—showing us things we might never have known and challenging our naïve comfort. It takes us away to a new place and when we return home our world looks forever different.”

“I read books like I read people. I look past the imperfections and at the heart behind them.”

“Eloquence, like maturity, is a thing only developed through experience. Anyone can use words and use them well; only those devoted to learning can use words in the sharp and pure style that distinguishes a master in his craft.”

“The world is a beautiful place, unless you close your eyes. Then it's easy to assume it's all black.”

“I am me. There is only one person in the world like me, and that's me. If you meet another me, he's an imposter.”

“There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we normally live our lives and we'd sort of like to find out what it is.”

“A person who is young at heart and brimming with enthusiasm brings a fresh summer breeze with them to every hell-hole they visit.”