Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.

you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

The road to hell is paved with adverbs.

When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.

The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.

To write is human, to edit is divine.

The scariest moment is always just before you start.

Don’t accept any knowledge or conventional wisdom without critically questioning it first.

Being understanding is a curse because even if they hurt you, they are convinced "you will understand

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.'

I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.

You can live in the world and have all the myriad experiences that life has to offer and yoke your awareness field to the planes of light, and eventually to nirvana itself.

The human brain represents the infinity opportunity our powers are endless if we understand, harness, and empower ourselves to look inside and educate ourselves on our potential.

Public utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.

Don't mistake niceness for weakness.

I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that. But I'm going to be honest. I'm going to continue to speak my mind, and that's who I am.

I've done a lot of pilots, and they're all so expositional. In the beginning, I think that it is important to make sure that the audience is invested in us.