Ideals are great in theory ... but they don't work too well in real life.

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice

I am not a morning person.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does

Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.

Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.

My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail

The best lies are always at least partially true.

I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I just try to think about the future and not be sad

Whatever feelings you think you would have if your financial goals were met, feel them now!

But what use is the unicorn to you if your intellect doesn't believe in it?

I wonder, though…what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back.

You want something and you wait and wait and feel like it's taking forever to come. Then it happens and it's over and all you want to do is curl back up in that moment before things changed.

Doctor feel my purse.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

We encompass all of existence, yet a particle of our awareness is focused in this world, in the moment.

In my work, I want to create an understanding, not about what a painting looks like but about what a painting says.

Sharks are like dogs. They only bite when you touch their private parts.