I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.

bitter is a bad way to live!

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

A ssure you, the more I travel through time, the more I witness, the more I realize that there are things that are both strange and wonderful, far beyond human comprehension.

Dream big, Dream to fly.. Let your zeal speak for you! Work passionately, And smile to each blissful morning.Make your life a reason.. To reach for the sky!

The past wasn’t a guest you could ask to leave when you tired of its company. No, the past put up its feet and meant to stay.

Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it's like to be stepped on, I know what it's like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.

I train my kids to dream really big and impossible dreams and to pursue them doggedly.

I am in a mixed race marriage myself, and I have a mixed race son....The racial perception interest is probably always going to be there to some extent.

Stupidity consists in wanting to reach conclusions. We are a thread, and we want to know the whole cloth.

Wheel of Fortune was an important SAT prep for me.

Usually when fans find out about my music for the first time, they're like "Oh this guy's actually for real!" And it's just like yea, you found Waldo.

Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength.

I'm a sucker for, like, an endearing man who's like standing in his authentic self.