If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.

You need to see time correctly for you not to waste your life

No matter how bad that you think things are going in your life, some people would still consider your state of living a blessing compared to theirs.

I don't want to go too far away from what I'm doing now because that would alienate my audience.

If you can turn a murderer into a mere thief, you are making progress.

Seasoned life of man preserved and stored up in books.

As an experienced artist, I carry my work like a secret pregnancy. I am always aware of inner life and the need to protect it.

Christians aren't people who never sin or always do the right thing. We're people who live in continual repentance.

How would I like to be remembered? As a person who came and brought light to the world, some escapism. Also as the voice for the voiceless children, because I love them.

Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.