I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.

The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.

Predisposition is not predestination.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

Think not of the fragility of life, but of the power of books, when mere words can change our lives simply by being next to each other.

The Holy Spirit teaches the Truth.

A positive change has never been a result of worrying, complaining and making excuses instead of focusing on manifesting your true destiny.

Everybody's got creativity. Dive within to the ocean of infinite creativity.

The real victim of bigotry is the white man who hides his weakness under his myth of superiority.

Catch a dog in your favorite chair, and he slinks away abashed. The cat will pretend incomprehension; surely you must know it's her chair?

Coming from a large family makes you feel protected - you have friends and allies.

Jesus Christ has taken the lead on the way of the cross. He has suffered first. He does not drive us toward suffering but shares it with us, wanting us to have life and to have it in abundance.

An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than he is.

I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: Go ahead, make my day.