I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you're in control.

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

So sad! This is the saddest part when you lose someone you love- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, Is this the same person I lost?

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

Libraries are the pride of the city.

Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.

You have to be mentally prepared to handle any situation.

Don't ever permit any level of accomplishments to slow down your drive to win.

When I was 11, I made truffle risotto for my family for Christmas dinner.

One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we'll have her forever.

Burn your bridges every 2 years.

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.

There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible.

Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.

I'm much more introspective than I was, say, thirty years ago.

There is far greater peril in buying knowledge than in buying meat and drink.