I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.

Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.

The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning.

Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely.

Life's got to be lived, no matter how long or short. You got to take what comes.

Still-there's no use trying to figure why things fall the way they do. Things just are, and fussing don't bring changes.

Don't fear death, fear the un-lived life

It'd be nice to have a new name, to start with, one that's not all worn out from being called so much.

For some, time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others, there was never enough. For Jesse Tuck, it didn't exist.

Nothing seems interesting when it belongs to you, only when it doesn't.

You dont have to live forever just live.

You can convert your innate worth into gross net worth on the earth.

The way of the world is to praise dead saints and persecute living ones.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

A picture is worth 10K words - but only those to describe the picture. Hardly any sets of 10K words can be adequately described with pictures.

We're so structured and micromanaged, this isn't a world anymore, it's a damn cruise ship.

Tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. You're a... you're a... you've been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.

Everything we would ever need to become rich and powerful and sophisticated is within our reach. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply, neglect.

Jericho Barrons just told me he loves me.

I try not to think about my life. I have no life. I need therapy.

As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of its shell, so ripens in the tomb all the fame that is truly precious.