If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

Prayer is like pearls.

The feel of the sticky wetness down there when she moved made her grimace. God, she wanted to get cleaned up. In a hurry.

Healing is too big a topic for any one person to know it all.

Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler (landscape painter), Ho Chi Minh (seaman), and our own Ronald Reagan.

The idea of "making art for art's sake" makes no sense for me. Each area of my life, all the roles I play, influences the others.

It's not a world war yet, but we're at war, because ISIS has declared war on us.

Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.

Even people who counted their blessings never counted them in the morning. For one thing, there wasn't time.

I was not fortunate enough to run into Obama. We were at the same church per se, but I would never be there when he was there.

Quietly affirm that you will define your own reality from now on and that your definition will be based on your inner wisdom