People that keep stiff upper lips find that it's hard to smile.

Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling.

And if you ever do a survey, you'll find that people prefer illusion to reality, ten to one. Twenty, even.

Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s brain. It’s in outer space and it ain’t coming back.

Autonomy is the whole thing; it's what unhappy people are missing. They have given the power to run their lives to other people.

Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work which is why you need to be persistent.

Writers don't write to inform other people, they write to find out something themselves.

Feeling is not selective, I keep telling you that. You can’t feel pain, you aren’t gonna feel anything else, either.

Make peace with what is.

I think living the blessed life is the luck of the draw.

Two separate, distinct personalities, not separate at all, but inextricably bound, soul and body and mind, to each other, how did we get so far apart so fast?

Maar als je genoeg kikkers kust, kom je vanzelf wel een prins tegen.

You can choose when and when not to be stopped... Choose to be stopped after you die... when your work is done and done well.

Listen to 'The Voice', not the choice

Here's one prophecy the writer can make - you'll never be rich and you'll probably be poor.

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.

As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.

Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it.

When I'm on an adult set and I'm in a scene, I am myself. I'm not acting. I am playing to the camera, definitely, but I am myself.

Being, not doing, is my first joy.