“The tragedy of being both rational and animal seems to consist in having to choose between duty and desire rather than in making any particular choice”

“If it’s a choice between being shat on and pissed on and used and being a bastard, I’ll choose being a bastard any time.”

“When I have to choose between being right or being kind, I always try to make the choice that helps us grow into better people.”

“Have more than one idea on the go at any one time. If it's a choice between writing a book and doing nothing I will always choose the latter. It's only if I have an idea for two books that I choose one rather than the other. I ­always have to feel that I'm bunking off from something.”

“You have the power to think whatever you choose to allow into your head. If something just "pops" into your head, you have the power to make it go away. You have the power to decide that a particular emotion is a "choice" rather than a condition of life. And you have the power, similarly, to choose beliefs that empower you, that bring out your best.”

“Believe me, Being gay is not a choice. Noone would choose to make life harder than it has to be.”