As a kid, I was obsessed with myths and legends and the haunting beauty of gothic stories.

I usually head up to the mountains or out into the desert. Somewhere nobody is. There I can dig deep and find the core that got me where I am today. It's sort of like my reset button.

I've always been drawn to stories and characters facing some sort of struggle against forces beyond our control, be it love, loss, betrayal.

I'm pretty cerebral, so I can occasionally rationalize emotional pain away, but when I can't, that's when I start to feel the fire inside take over and somehow manage to power through.

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

Life is going to test you. But no matter how bad it may seem, we can always step up and beat it.

Have faith in yourself.

Whether you're a vampire or werewolf, love is still love. Betrayal is still betrayal.

I'm not afraid of scars, be them emotional or otherwise. I think it builds character, and if it doesn't destroy you, I truly believe it makes us stronger.

It doesn't matter what it is, it doesn't matter if you have training or a background in it. Just create something, and lend a piece of yourself to that art.

Be brave enough to create.

Our mind stops racing when we take a nature walk or just look at the clouds that disintegrate at the horizon.

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.

I've got a serious-looking head.

Golf isn't first on my list anymore. There are a lot of things ahead of golf and I have to go ahead and do those things so I can play golf. I'm tired of hurting. Tired of fighting pain.

In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.

I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership.

Never knowingly leave anything wrong on your canvas.

Art forms render ideas accessible to readers who could not receive those insights in any other format.

I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.