Fail big if you have to, but go down trying.

bitter is a bad way to live!

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.

We're all so multifaceted, and it's impossible to see all the sides at once.

Find your self love. Find that precious thing inside you thatmakes you want to live. And when you’ve found it, hold on to it with onehand, and use the other to claw your way back home.-Ripple

Every action triggers a reaction.

They are not grey roots! This is my new fifty shades of grey OMBRE hairstyle!

Hey, you know what, I've gotta go on that 'Letterman' show. That show is so lame.

Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her.

When I think of the people I've worked with, all of them have great passion, and the passion is what keeps people inspired.

There is too little public recognition of how much we all depend upon farmers as stewards of our soil, water and wildlife resources.

California is now close to spending more on prisons than it does on higher education - surely the death warrant of a civilization.

To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.