A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.

Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.

There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.

Act as if it were impossible to fail.

By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.

A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.

The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.

Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.

If you can discover what you like, if you can discover what you truly believe about most of the major matters of life, you will be able to write a story which is honest and original and unique.

Hitch your unconscious mind to your writing arm.

Writing calls on unused muscles and involves solitude and immobility.

My heart is filled with thankfulness to God.

Things change and friends leave and life doesn't stop for anybody

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

There are two types of people in this world: Gypsy and Gadge. Which one am I? Neither. I'm a writer.

I think I was always obsessed with esthetics.

We were born with four words engraved on our bodies and in our hearts: Love me, hold me.

The living have never shown me how to live.

Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

Mark McGwire is thirty-four years old. I'm twenty-nine. He's probably a little bit tired and I'm just having some fun.

She wasn't speaking to me - in the juvenile, petty sense of the phrase.