I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I was younger.

I collect things that just look retarded.

I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.

The way this whole novel thing came together was, I sold them one bill of goods and then didn't communicate very well. I am like Captain Run-on Sentence.

When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination.

My father would often work all night and sleep during the day, so for us, dinner might be pancakes, and breakfast might be beef stroganoff.

I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick.

I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.

I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their own experiences. He wanted us to discover the world for ourselves.

I didn't read at all until I was 12. I just couldn't. It was too frustrating.

At 12 I dropped out of school but I had lost interest in it at a much earlier age. For me, school was very very stressful.

And then his noise falls completely silent-And he stops struggling-And looking right into my eyes-He dies.My Todd dies.

This is The matter was of love, that's why I spent my life on youOtherwise this beauty becomes easily available in the market also

What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?

When you see something that is wrong, there is something that has to be right.

Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.

Whatever your beliefs are, you do not have to justify them to others.

Poetry has no investment in anything besides openness. It's not arguing a point. It's creating an environment.

In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.

Art is art when it is appreciated by someone.

These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.