"I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies."

"I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith."

"If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination."

"How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea."

"I mostly write about the working poor. Somehow, they're not being written about much anymore. I'm very interested in people who are in a situation that needs a little puzzling out. The thing that gets me started on a story is a person in a tough situation."

"I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent."

"It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed."

"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively."