Some of the best things that have happened in my stories have happened seemingly of their own accord. The writer becomes a listener, just writing things down as they come.

The Internet is like a gold-rush; the only people making money are those who sell the pans.

Old Japanese saying, live scorpion in pants makes life interesting.

There isn't a mayor in the world or a president in the world that can stop homicides.

An image often propels the novel, gets it started. For me, it's an image that has a lot of emotion connected to it.

Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over.

Dreams aren't practical, but we can't live without them.

One day I get to that spot where I've discovered the secret to the maze, and then I've got free running the rest of the way. It's a great feeling.

On the New England Patriots losing the Super Bowl after going 18-0: We set high expectations, now we go down as 18-1, and that is one big zit. It is one big blemish. We choked.

I think we made huge positive changes and Thunder Bay is in a better place than it was four years ago.

Let's build a battery plant here.

When we feel conflicted about a particular decision or action, our bodies often hold the answer—if we take the time to stop and tune in.

sometimes you care and love people but they didn't realize it. they realize it, when you stop caring or loving them but then, everything is meaningless

Our pursuit of God is successful just because He is forever seeking to manifest Himself to us.

So the moral of this week is: if you do something really, really stupid in front of someone you're just getting to know and they still think you're awesome, then you got yourself a friend.

The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn't just because we think more, but also because we think differently.

I'll Vacuum up my stale hair, I'll pay all my neighbors' bad debts, I'll write a poem called Yellow and put my lips down to drink it up.

I want to be a recording artist for my whole entire life. But Broadway is something I would come back to at any given moment. I love, love, love doing theater.

If someone doesn't have much use for praising Him now, it's foolish to think they're ready for heaven.

The fact that you can't base a coffeehouse on any other rock band is the other rock bands' problem, not mine.

I shall be so brief that I have already finished.