I suddenly realized I was a writer of wide reputation and most of it bad.

For a king, death is better than dethronement and exile.

Royalty is a fine burial shroud.

For my own part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity, that the throne is a glorious sepulchre.

Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention, then you will never improve.

Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu!

What writers do - everything comes from inside, from experiences of the world that we have digested. And then we turn it into silk, or stories.

If you’re a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be.

I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it.

The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to write it, whether it excites me.

The appeal of writing a romance was that I'd never written one before the The Thorn and The Blossom.

You did not come to this world for an experiment but for an assignment written on the palm of your hand. Discover yours !

Never concede to evil…. When we concede to evil, even in a small way, we feed it, and it grows stronger.

Reach high for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep for every dream precedes the goal.

I love architecture, but I learned early on that architects just don't make a lot of money.

My dream artist to play at prom would be Frank Ocean. "Thinking of You" is one of my favorite songs. He makes really sweet music for slow dancing at the prom.

I couldn't have gotten into Harvard with a crowbar.

I do what I have to do," I say. I do what I have to do to save him. I do what I have to do to save Todd.

I'm a skydiver, I race motorcycles and I enjoy the thrill of life and for me in this walk of faith there really is no greater thrill than the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your life.

I love the word 'resonance.'