I've never signed a contract, so never have a deadline. A deadline's an unnerving thing. I just finish a book, and if the publisher doesn't like it, that's his privilege.

I firmly believe every book was meant to be written.

O, how this spring of love resemblethThe uncertain glory of an April day, Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away!

Extreme nationalism objectifies and dehumanizes those from other countries.

To be a great dreamer you have to keep pushing and pushing through this crowded world.

I feel like a big thing is faith - to never lose my faith and to always stay true to who I am and to never be afraid to show who I am. I think the biggest thing is: Don't ever hide anything.

Leave your excuses behind, and you will begin to attract wealth.

Faith holds on to truth and reason from what it knows to be fact.

I think everybody's looking for religion to believe in. I think we all need faith.

All that I have achieved are these dreams locked in silver.

Look at your own potential. Don't overestimate your capabilities and push too hard, or underestimate them and use that as an excuse to be lazy.

Give yourself the gift of nature as often as you can.