How strange it (the earthquake) must all have seemed to them, here where they lived so safely always! They thought such a dreadful thing could happen to others, but not to them. That is the way!

My decision isn't as important as the freedom to decide. And my income isn't as important as what I do to earn it.

Sometimes life seems like a poorly designed cage within which man has been sentenced to be free.

Happiness is there when you have great imagination and vision, when you take relentless action and love your creation.

Understanding has no cost, yet, it is too expensive for some people to purchase

Once again, off this skinny prick of a copper went. BANG! SLAP! PUNCH! It was more like a Batman movie! He could hit me all night, but it wouldn’t make any difference.

Nearly a quarter of American men were in the Armed forces. The rest were in school, in prison, or were George W. Bush.

Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody. "Your very own words," indeed ! And who are you?

If you want something done right, do it yourself.

I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism.

The brunette phase just came about because I was fed up with this Blonde Angel Image. The rebel in me demanded a new color.