For writers, handing a manuscript off to an editor is like walking into a parole hearing. You’ve done the time but wonder if it’s going to satisfy the judge.

...ending a book with a sequel in such a way that the reader still has faith in the characters and in the writer. That's finesse.

I've learned to let my characters speak and act the way they want to! I've tried to interfere but they just get angry at me and throw big rocks.

What's cheaper than a gallon of gas? An ebook. Save a dollar, stay home and read!

It's about quality, not quantity. It's about the memories, the bond, the love. It's about the heart.

The voices in my head wouldn't shut up, so I let them write their story.

I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.

Bring on the controversy. I write real life. It's harsh and sometimes gritty, but it's real. Why should we tip toe around that?

Everything you wish to "create" is already there, waiting for you.

Anyone know how can erase mind memory?

If you think and feel what you're supposed to think and feel, hard enough, it'll come out through your eyes - and the camera will see it.

The purpose of money was to purchase one's freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting.

Great music completely obliterates any conceptions of genre.

Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.

I am an old man who will live until I die," Anselmo said.

One night is awaiting us all, and the way of death must be trodden once. [Lat., Omnes una manet nox, Et calcanda semel via leti.]

A silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity.

You must give before you can get.