He looked at the piles of food again, and it was like he was seeing it with new eyes. This is wrong, he thought. Letting food rot while people die of hunger. It's evil.

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.

Mastery is the breeding ground of fresh, creative passion.

When evil rules a time and place, certain good people are called upon to tell the truth to those who don't want to hear it.

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

You are not what has happened to you. You are what you choose to become.

The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.

I'm opening the doors, I'm buying dinner. Yeah, I'm romantic.

It's up to us as photographers to give voice to the natural world.

Dancing is like riding a bike.

Worry about the things you can control; the rest will either work themselves out, or they'll kill you. Either way, no more worries.

I believe staying young at heart is all in one's personal attitude... you can't instill that in anyone.