Having both a pet and a book...absolute heaven.

Having a dog or cat will open your heart. Reading a book will open your mind. Having both a pet and a book... absolute heaven.

If you're a writer, you've chosen art as a way of life. You must accept that some will like your work and others will not. It's the life you chose, so live with it and don't complain.

A writer has many tools: eyes, ears, nose, sensations, thoughts feelings and imagination. The tools can construct a house of stories.

Why do I love writing? I can be who I want, do what I want, hurt who I want, and make the world over, just the way I'd love to have it.

Listening is crucial for any novelist. Stories & ideas abound. We too often talk about ourselves & block out the richness others may offer.

A novel, though fiction, often speaks to the largest truths.

You don't have to make any decisions right now, " Colleen says. "But I'll tell you this. There's life after marriage."~Excerpt from "Mad Dog Justice

They live in human memory, man. That's what keeps them alive.

Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an’ we each have a story.

Hurricane Katrina was caused by political correctness. I said it!

Could I write all, the world would turn to stone.

I've been really surprised about a lot of the negative comments about artisanal pencil sharpening. Like, it really rubs some people the wrong way.

I follow my own head. And if Im determined to do something, then Ill make sure that I make it happen.

You can't take yourself too seriously.

Success is a project that's always under construction.

All the good pictures that came so easily now make the next set of pictures virtually impossible in your mind.