John Rogers

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of  the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

You don't really understand an antagonist until you understand why he's a protagonist in his own version of the world.

You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block.

Your health is the most important commodity that you have. Without it, everything will fall apart - relationships, financial wellbeing, career, school, and so on. It is very important to take good care of yourself.

Never let others dictate the directions that you pick in your life since they are not the ones living your life.