Obama is the New Generation and the hot light of a dawn that goes way beyond clever talk of morning in America.

As a writer, as a storyteller, you have to have your emotions close, and the older I've gotten, the less I've worried about not displaying emotions.

I don't know when I made that active decision to be a writer or to try to write, but I know I always liked storytelling.

When it comes to fighting for freedom, those who are willing to fight should not be limited by our bigotry. Only rewarded with our gratitude.

Facts tend to take the punch out of a good hate rant and are therefore left best unsaid.

For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.

My kids will find me walking around the house talking to myself and think I'm going crazy. I like to read the scripts out loud and really get the rhythm for the dialogue.

There's something very special about knowing what you want to do and knowing the story you want to tell, but finding it together.

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

I think I'm an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don't believe that's unique to me or that's how I am able to do the things I do.

First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Telling my story was supposed to be a good thing but it had just made everything worse.

Mom means miracles of a magical life.

Everyone wants to protect their heart, but without pain, one can never have joy.

It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

I ask myself, 'Do you want to sit on the sidelines of life or do you want to be on the field?' I suppose all those years of building thicker skin has made it easy to endure criticism.

While you're busy looking for the perfect person, you'll probably miss the imperfect person who could make you perfectly happy.

There's a moon in my body, but I can't see it! A moon and a sun. A drum never touched by hands, beating, and I can't hear it!

The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others.