"Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. I always was a rich person because money's not related to happiness."

"In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity."

"I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from time to time I talk to them on the Internet. It's like chatting at a bar without leaving your office. I talk with them about a lot of things other than my books."

"When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."

"Let me just tell you this: I love polyester."

"Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart."

"To love truly means recognizing that the most profound truths are found in silence."