She sang as if she was saving the life of every person in the room.

Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.

Part of it is living in Tennessee. I'm so out of the loop. And as a person, I'm out of the loop. I'm oblivious by nature.

Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.

No matter how much we love a book, the experience of reading it isn't complete until we can give it to someone who will love it as much as we do

Only a few of us are going to be willing to break our own hearts by trading in the living beauty of imagination for the stark disappointment of words.

You are always someones favorite unfolding story

Just because things hadn't gone the way I had planned didn't necessarily mean they had gone wrong.

I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list.

There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness.

Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.

It [the rocket] will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven.

The thing that matters most is what matters to you, not anybody else.

A brick can be used to represent the zero probability of this book being any good.

Trust is learning how you feel about yourself, not how others feel about you.Do you trust how you feel.If not, why.

I think I jump around more when I'm alone.

It doesn't matter whether I qualify or wildcards.

We tend to outdo ourselves.

It is disgusting to pick your teeth; what is vulgar is to use a gold toothpick.

Each of us has a responsibility for the sustainability of our planet and each of us can make a difference if we choose to do so.

I know for sure that's what we're here to do: Keep the joy thing going for all seasons.