I thought it was great fun to scare people. I also knew it was socially acceptable because there were a lot of horror movies out there.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

A crucial factor when achieving great success in the real estate industry, or any industry for that matter, is teamwork. Unity is a place of power.

When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book, I'm already thinking about the ending.

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

I will rise from the darkness, shining like the morning star. Illuminated woman am I.

If I'm not back in 5 minutes, just wait longer.

It is quite clear that the German and Chinese revolutions in case of victory would have changed the face of Europe and Asia, and perhaps of the whole world.

I don't ever try to anticipate my audience. I just write the songs I want to write, and hope people like 'em.

Declare not war against your emotions, or prepare for the inevitable defeat!

Measuring Safety Performance by the number of injuries you have is like measuring parenting by the number of smacks you give

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.