It didn't matter what he said. The world is terrifying. It always is. But Cecil reminded her that it was ok to relax in a terrifying world.

It's not other people that hurt us, but what we feel about them

Troy and I loved each other. We called it 'unconditional love', which was true. Once conditions arose, the love dissipated.

Josh loved his mother, but he did not know why. Diane loved her son, and she did not care why.

She loved him the way one loves an old bridge or a wool sweater or the sound of a growing tulip.

Desperation does not breed empathy or clear thinking.

Everything has a purpose on our earth which reflects within us our own self-worth.Chepi, Meet the Little People…An Enchanting Adventure

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and have fun.

Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself.

He said that love was an emotion contra natura that condemned two strangers to a base and unhealthy dependence, and the more intense it was, the more ephemeral.

My characters are never heroic. They are mostly lost and trying to find the right door to open and they end up opening the wrong doors.

It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths.

Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul.

I believe climate change is real, but I reject the cap and trade solution of John - of, you know, of Al Gore. He's made a religion. It's a problem.

I have spent much of my adult life flinching with pain as I tried to pull out the threads that bound the shadows of my past to me.

I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say.