One of the things about living in the shadow of a suicide is that everyone involved is going to have some guilt, is going to wonder, 'What could I have done? What could I have said?'

Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.

the hope is smallbut it is everything.

What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do? To congratulate the society in which he lives: to admire its biceps, applaud its progress, tease it endearingly about its follies.

Be knowledgeable.Be logical.Be affable.Be trustable.

I was a typical kid. I dug holes in the yard, threw rocks, had plum battles with the neighbours and used trash can lids as shields. I was always outside getting dirty.

Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.

It is impossible to be a true soldier of Jesus Christ and not fight.

Worship is an inward feeling and outward action that reflects the worth of God.

As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile.

Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's hard to get rid of when you can't play anymore.

No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.