My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.

Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

Accept who you are; and revel in it.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It's knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.

We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.

The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say.

Don't cling to things because everything is impermanent.

God created all living things to bring forth seed, not reproduce shrines.

I would pale in comparison to rock and rollers with my haircut. I would be a lightweight.

Resolve to be among the top 20% of salespeople who make 80% of the sales.

Learning to enjoy being single involves the ability to experience everything through your own essence, instead of living vicariously through a spouse or partner.

It is a decision that compassion is more important than fear, than fitting in, than following the crowd.

Even with painting, even abstract paintings, you need the incoming of, light on the canvas.

This life can be incredibly difficult, especially if we're alone.

You have to be ready for luck.

Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.

What people in Burma need is a democratic federal Burma that guarantees autonomy, rights and protection for all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or race.