"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room."

"You have to be odd to be number one."

"And you know what? You'll be right for the most part, but the facts won't matter. It's often that way in the world."

"I'm not a preacher. I'm a storyteller."

"My books are not written for children, but for people."