I love books where I can't wait to turn every page, songs that grab me the first time I hear them, and films that make me totally forget about the craft because I am totally engaged in the story.

Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished.

Don’t wait for opportunity in front of a closed door—wander until you find the open one.

Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting.

If I saw the gates of hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss I would not despair I would not lose hope of mercy because I would trust in You my God.

'Social engineering, ' the fancy term for tricking you into giving away your digital secrets, is at least as great a threat as spooky technology.

The fact that I loved you was the greatest lie I have ever lived.

Texas Red is about the biggest blues hellraiser you'll ever meet.

Little princess, lovely as the dawn, well named Aurore.

But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

I work really out of mythology, so often I work out of a story that has remained lodged inside somehow, or I work out of history, you know, out of a sense of historical inevitability with characters.

The only way to predict if there's a cloud on your horizon due to glaucoma is to get tested. No matter what the diagnosis, the forecast is for clear vision in the years ahead.