If you want to be a writer-- stop talking about it! Sit down and write. -Jackie Collins

Art-making is not about telling the truth but making the truth felt

what you don't know, you don't miss

If we want to write, it makes sense to read—and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.

I'm from Texas and actually went to a regular high school, but every day after school I'd run to dance class and practice a lot and then go back the next day and stuff like that.

Body of earth, don't talk of earth Tell the story of pure mirrors The Creator has given you this splendor-- Why talk of anything else?

The feelings trembled and flapped in his chest like a bird newly put in a cage.

The Russians could not have had any impact whatsoever on voting in America, either how they were cast or how they were counted.

We make the best choices when we have invested all of our energies, our hearts, and our souls into a course of action that leads to the accomplishment of goals we are passionate about.

My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates, etc.

They aren't kidding when they say, "Wash Whites separately.