In writing, as in life, always be true to your character.

You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.

My world is falling apart.

Age is artificial. It's soulless. It doesn't matter one bit.

Jack and Jill ran up the hill, both for a little fun. Jack's plan was deception while Jill sought affection. And Jack wouldn't quit till he won.

Can you go cazy without knowing you're crazy?

People are so stupid. They think they've got the whole puzzle figured out, but they're really so far off.

it's a kiss full of promise, of trust and of all that is magic.

If I told you, you'd only know it in your mind, not in your heart. There's a big difference.

I do know that living in the past only messes up your present

Sounds like you've got it all planned out." "Honey, I've got more plans than Wes has ugly shoes." "And that's a lot." I laugh. "It sure is," she says with a sigh.

Once you can let go of illusion and draw upon a more universal source of motivation then you will re connect with your true purpose on Earth.

I must choose between despair and Energy──I choose the latter.

An honest smile is an icebreaker.

There is only one subject matter for education, and that is Life in all its manifestations

Instead of having a baby, why dont you get a tattoo of a baby first, and see how that works out for six months to a year, and then see if you're ready to have a baby.

The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It is a primal motivating force, and its absence is paralyzing.

Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.

The useless men are those who never change with the years.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings that uses the fullness of their talents for the highest and the very best.

I'm reading a manuscript by Rodney Jones, "Village Prodigies",it's one of the best contemporary poetry books I've ever read ever.