Anyone who says writing is easy isn't doing it right.

Who we are now is all that really matters.

Words are a puzzle put them together the right way and you get something beautiful.

Literature cannot be imposed it must be discovered.

That’s the way life is sometimes: you can fix things up, but you can’t make them all better.

Writing is easy. Writing well is hard work.

I'm not a person who thinks they can have it all, but I certainly feel that with a bit of effort and guile I should be able to have more than my fair share.

Books are like plants. They're decorations that are alive.

Read and write all the time. Never stop sending out your stuff. If you're constantly writing and sending stuff out, eventually someone will bite.

In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East, and we're not going to be divided along any lines.

Make Things rather than Persons the subjects of conversations.

Who would care to question the ground of forgiveness or compassion.

I have wanted to sing for as long as I can remember. Literally, since maybe the second grade. I don't think there was one turning point where I said, "This is it".

It's hard to keep the energy and the emotion of the scene when they're installing a massive green screen behind you.

I'm looking forward to free skiing the most. Just groomers, big wide groomers making nice big turns.

There was nothing, nothing to depend on. And why was I surprised?