It's not enough simply to record the way people actually talk. The dialogue must be concentrated, shaped, dramatically moving, in a way that real-life conversation seldom is.

Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth.

Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your sensibility.

You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman, master.

The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. . . . The simplest tool of the writer is repetition.

You will not read voice on the page; you will hear it in your head.

We create an interior 'movie' in the reader's head through words on the page.

For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right.

The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.

It takes some strength to fight. It takes greater strength to choose not to fight.

There's nothing more toxic or deadly than a human child. A single touch could kill you.

Only God is the Giver and Master of Creativity and imagination because they are gifts that can only come from Him Alone!

Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!" Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero

Why live my personal values at work? This is an excellent question to ask. If your attorneys are planning an insanity defense.

Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.

Choice of attention to pay attention to this and ignore that is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer.

Though a tree grow ever so high the falling leaves return to the root.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

Drama is about conflict and it's about putting obstacles in the path of people you who care about.

Focus on what you have.