Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.

But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.

Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.

A writer always writes.

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

Having a positive attitude gives you power. This isn't the same kind of power that dictators and warlords seek after, but rather a spiritual power. It's a power that comes to us from God.

The perfection is the journey and the journey is one of learning

There was no need to hurry that future—yet the length of his own youth pressed upon him. Whatever he was to do next he wanted to begin now. But how to begin and on what?

It was strange how you didn’t realise how much you loved a place until you had lost it completely.

People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what's not to love [there]?

You can tell that hold is effective because his face is red and the rest of his body is the color of a bottle of 2% milk.

I'd made sure I knew his name. You shouldn't ask people to die for you if you don't at least know their name.

If Spain goes under, Italy will come under even more scrutiny.

He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.

If we spoke less and sang songs of faith more, the world would be more Heavenly.