Accept who you are; and revel in it.

Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It's knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.

We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.

The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say.

Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.

You have to start over. That's what they say. But life is not a board game, and losing a loved one is never really "starting over." More like "continuing without.

Behind every successful man there's a lot of unsuccessful years.

Weirdly the writing experience has not really changed that much except it used to be that I was busy because I had to work a couple of jobs to earn money, so I didn't have time to write.

It may look like things have gotten better, because everyone is semi-being appreciative. Not appreciative, but conscious of people being gender fluid and all those things.

I'm here today because of LSD. LSD gave me the confidence to be who I am today. Completely.

It's secret that evangelical Christians are critical players in Republican primaries.

Growing up, it was tough to balance, but looking back I appreciate my parents' efforts to make sure I was well-rounded.

Art is an articulator of the soul's uncensored purpose and deepest will.

Just keep doing 'you', and being who you are and doing what feels natural to you.

When we go to war I will not ask the White Racist next to me what is he Christian or Atheist? I will only expect him or her to kill the enemy as I will.

No amount of facts in his head can compensate for the lack of fire on his lips.