In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

The first thing I've learned is to trust nobody.

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.

I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks.

What I've learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them.

Central authority is bad. The bias should be for freedom. And without a central authority there are lots of little authorities and we learn which ones to trust.

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.

I also learned to be more confident to trust my instincts more.

I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.