I believe a writer is an eye, a pervasive eye that sees the reality that surrounds us, as well as the impression it makes on our souls. It reacts — or does not react — by putting it on paper.

If it is our destiny to be hit by the train, we will be hit by the train. The only thing we can change is how the train turns us into a hamburger.

My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.

Can you know the mighty ocean? Can you lasso a star from the sky? Can you say to a rainbow... 'Hey, stop being a rainbow for a second'? No! Such is Mango!

I seek and don’t find myself. I belong to chrysanthemum hours, neatly lined up in flowerpots.

Relationship networking is about who you know and more importantly, who knows you. Building the right network can open new doors to future success in your business.

Art is an escape from reality.

When I left 20th Century-Fox to freelance, my agent believed that getting big money was the way to establish real importance in our industry.

But we are all insane, anyway ... The suicides seem to be the only sane people.

Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.