Hope doesn't mean anything. ... Action's the only thing that counts.

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.

Thank God with endless when puts you in the crisis because will tests you many examinations one of them is to identify your enemies and allies

The only place men want depth in their women is in their décolletage

A cell is just a room if you don't lock the door.

We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.

For intelligent people, action often means escape from thought, but it is a reasonable and a wise escape.

If you're too in your head and you're not in the moment, life passes you by.

Paris, the FedEx deliveryman of Pleasure and Fatality.

Your mind grows through use.

This policeman came up to me with a pencil and a piece of very thin paper. He said, "I want you to trace someone for me."

I have preserved my identity, put its credibility to the test and defended my dignity. What good this will bring the world I don't know. But for me it is good.