Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you.” “I hate you, too.

Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.

Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful.

One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.

I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.

You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up." "That last one isn't a skill." "Honey, trust me. It's a skill.

You’re dangerous,” he says. “Why?” “Because you make me believe in the impossible

being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.

You are the one girl that made me risk eveything for a future worth having.

The true genius shudders at incompleteness — imperfection — and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said.

The only rule is there are no rules.

I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play golf a little bit.

We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.

Year by year, the monkey's mask reveals the monkey

A true artist is someone who gives birth to a new reality.

Never thought my biggest cheerleader would be someone who thought I was evil and unnatural.

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

I started writing short fiction very briefly, as I imagine is the case for some novelists.