I often tell young people that as a writer you are very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen.

There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.

Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what's going on from a lot of different angles.

I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.

A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that's you.

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.

Just like when there's a time that a smart person knows enough is enough, there's a time when you know you've got to fight.

But you just gotta understand that that's the way it is and keep on steppin'.

I'm the same age as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth.

But don't ever call her ex-boyfriends by his name.

Wow. Who would want a fish for a pet when they could have a turtle?!

Meditation is silence, energising and fulfilling. Silent is the eloquent expression of the inexpressible.

Some people use power, whilst they are some who let power use them.

It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry

I certainly hope my music is in no way, shape or form influenced by anything that would be known as a jam band. If it is, then I'm going to do something else.

You have to be deviant if you're going to do anything new.

I love actors. I married one. OK, I married a fantastic one.

I am sure that if the devil existed, he would want us to feel very sorry for him.

There is nothing more dangerous than a philosopher who wants to change the world

Absolute virtue is as sure to kill a man as absolute vice is, let alone the dullness of it and the pomposities of it.

Obesity among young Americans is a serious problem that can have serious ramifications in the long run.