I can't prevent storms from coming, but I can decide not to invent my own.

Sometimes that's what prayer is--simply inviting God to join us where we actually are, not because He isn't already here but because inviting Him reminds us it's true.

True belief is movement toward God even in the midst of confusion or frustration or fear.

Within a science fictional space, memory and regret are, when taken together, the set of necessary and sufficient elements required to produce a time machine.

Oboe - an ill woodwind that nobody blows good.

Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.

Violence is never a solution in my plays, just as ultimately violence is never a solution in human affairs.

It's not like you can aim for a home run and hit a home run.

The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.

Whoever wishes to go down a long path, must learn that the first lesson is to overcome early disappointments.

Everybody wants to be a series regular. It's something that a lot of actors would kill to have.

A lie never lives to be old.

I hardly ever work from a synopsis -- I find they act like chains.