"Impact of Literature on Personal Growth": "There are some books that stick out in my mind that have had a very, very big impact on me. And so I'd like to answer that question by not the 3 greatest books ever, but the 3 books that have had the most impact on my life."

"Appreciation of Brutal Realism in Literature: I loved the brutal realism of it. I love the fact that he was looking at human beings as if we are these animals that we are, and he was analyzing it without all the usual guilt, all the usual moralism that's going on in the world. He was just presenting us as we are."

"Influence of Literature on a Writer: Boy, that had a huge impact on me, and you can see obviously the influence on my books."

"Appreciation for Ancient Literature: "I wish we had a handful of writers to this day who could be like that, who could have that clarity, who could have that kind of logic, who could have that kind of analytical ability. But it existed 2,500 years ago, and this great historian, Thucydides, who wrote one book that I know of the history of the Peloponnesian War, but it's the most marvelous adventure you could ever go on. It's a fantastic book, had a huge influence on me, almost as powerful as the Machiavelli.""

"Influence of Carlos Castaneda: You will understand where Robert Greene got a lot of The 48 Laws of Power, and The 33 Strategies of War. These are amazing books."

"Indigenous Power and Control: It's all about controlling yourself. It's all about confronting your mortality. It's all about becoming this great warrior in life."

"Influence of Literature: It's not the same as when I read it when I was 16, and I was getting excited by all that stuff, but it's still very impactful. It's still a wonderful book, and I'm actually using a little bit in the law of sublime. So those are the 3 books that I think have had the largest impact on me."