I would hope that people, no matter what age, would find something to identify with in my books, pick one up and experience a personal sense of discovery. That's great. But for them, not for me.

I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me, Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits?

When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?

Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view.

There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.

What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I'm feeling beet.

And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

But all the magic I have known I've had to make myself.

I can be someone's and still be my own.

In between waking up from bed in the morning and going back in the evening, let something happen. God will bless that “something” for you.

There's something about being in the country that makes you stick out like a sore thumb ? you're an anomaly. But in London there's always someone wilder and woollier.

Getting this caliber of musicians together [for "90 Millas" CD in September of 2007] is almost impossible to do again.

When I travel, I like to take advantage of room service. I'm really into eggs Benedict in the morning.

What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

If you can walk, you can run.

When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead.

..Sage is convinced one extraneous calorie will make her go from super skinny to just regular skinny. Tragedy.

All we can do, child, is follow our destiny.