Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they dont try or give up when their efforts dont lead to a masterpiece right away. If you work at it, you will improve.

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve.

Being in love is one of the most powerful experiences anyone can have. I think that's why we have crushes when we're younger. Maybe it's how we get ready for real love.

In quiet moments, I love to read.

That was how it always was with Colleen: No matter how sad she felt, there was always this little bit of hope - like a speck of glitter caught in your eyelash - that never went away, no matter what.

Colleen had this idea -- a faded, crumpled, smudged idea -- that being nice counted for something.

Life is a handful of short stories pretending to be a novel.

I was always really proud of the fact that I had a very positive influence as a role model.

I'm a big genre fan. I'm a big science fiction nerd and horror film nerd. I'm obsessed with Pam Grier. I wanted to be her for all of my teenage years.

Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.

Never board a commercial aircraft if the pilot is wearing a tank top.

The theater is like a faithful wife. The film is the great adventure - the costly, exacting mistress.

I would say just in general, in life, I'm more willing to be animated as a person, and so obviously onstage as well.

If man can fly, it won't be something extraordinary! But if man can become immortal, now that will be extraordinary!

I'm having the time of my life. I've never looked forward to going to work so much every day. I'm loving it; it's great. It's what I love to do and I wouldn't want to be doing anything else.

God I bring each wounded child to Thee.