A woman who loves books has a dreamer's soul, with each story she has read woven into her own.

If those we love visit us when we dream, those who torment us almost always visit us when we're still awake.

Love stories always seem to be a spark.

You hear in the person you're destined to love the sound of those yet to be born.

They think that if they had more belief they would pray more, so keep them lacking. Never let them realize that the opposite is true: If they prayed more, they would have more belief.

A man is virgin if he says so.

Because nothing was sacred. Not in this world. Not in stones. Not in trees. Not in legacies. Certainly not in love.

Ideas can come from anywhere and at any time. The problem with making mental notes is that the ink fades very rapidly.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

I remember trying not to disrupt everyone else in the room, fumbling around trying to figure out how to use the medium with a beautiful model disrobed in front of me.

What happened I think on Sept. 11 was we were given graphic and clear evidence that things had changed.

Trump is what Obama critics think Obama is: Someone who's focused on symbolism rather than substance.

And if you are honest about the words coming out of your characters' mouths, you'll find that you've let yourself in for a fair amount of criticism.

If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.