Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too, when it finds you—and it will find you

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.

The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.

Predisposition is not predestination.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

It is very important to understand why those annoying people annoy you and then figure out where that fits into your world.

Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise; My footstool earth, my canopy the skies.

Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself.

The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God are doing what all men do when they speak of what they care about.

Every single day in a marriage, we influence each other. It is a matter of am I going to have a positive influence or a negative influence?

All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil.

But, on balance, we seized the marketplace. We've got a great infrastructure. And yes it's struggling in some areas because of some external factors and some internal factors.

I've learned that I need to learn how to direct without making the person distracted and keeping them comfortable, and pay more attention to lighting.

Someone who wants to be with you, WILL be with you. End of story.

I never want to lead a team that is not allowed the freedom to pursue what's in their hearts. If you want your team to be fully committed, then you'd better be fully committed