Han?” “Yeah, sweetie.” “How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?” “I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them.” “I’ll consider that.

I'm a Star Wars fan from way back, and I love where the stories are going now.

Jedi Masters do not crack up- they just get eccentric.- Luke Skywalker

With Crucible, any big changes I wanted to make I only had to run by Lucasfilm, not other authors whose stories I might affect.

The hoverlanes were murder.

Stop worrying about approval and appreciation. Enjoy the beauty and effect of contributing to the universe.

You don't get to Define me, only I can Define me, all I wish from you is to recognize my Definition.

All my life I have risen regularly at four o'clock and have gone into the woods and talked to God. There He gives me my orders for the day.

...approach change with an understanding of the process and an openness to the pain.

You can have all the talent in the world, but if the pumper's not there, it doesn't matter.

In every person, even in such as appear most reckless, there is an inherent desire to attain balance.

You can allow yourself 72 hours of wallowing time. Then you've got to get into the gym, stop eating the ice cream and move on.

Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to the doctor's office.

Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.

The reality is that who you are is who you are right this second, not who you were at any moment in the past because it doesn't exist anymore. It's done. It's over.