Spend as much time as you can with your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.

We are all dying of life.

Be persistent. Editors change; tastes change; editorial markets change. Too many beginning writers give up too easily.

Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn't surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.

No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.

Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell

The best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The Americans

Human beings may be inconsistent, but human nature is true to itself

He could never be anything more than what he was: the inheritor of weakness and unbridled emotion, a creature possessed by the past, and carrying its curse forever into the future--

Draco Malfoy is a bad boy!" squeaked Dobby angrily.

There is no such thing as magic. Just that which you do not understand.

When Columbus started out he didn't know where he was going when he got there he didn't know where he was and when he got back he didn't know where he had been.

I love the NBA playoffs. It's just a great mental test for each team. When it's really close, usually one team pulls together, and the other team comes apart.

We are going to save our Second Amendment.

Just consider some of these recent hacks, JPMorgan Chase, massive bank, had 73 million e-mails stolen.

I played lots of games and I was a fan of gaming, so I was always looking for new games.

Through the act of translation we break out of linguistic confinement and reach many other communities.

What if I fall?', Tim cried. Maerlyn laughed. 'Sooner or later, we all do.

You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone!