Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

A government must always be prepared for the unexpected.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.