The only true happiness lies in knowing who you are ... and making peace with it.

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice

I am not a morning person.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does

Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.

Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.

My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail

The best lies are always at least partially true.

Now that she had actually seen and accepted reality, and reality brought such a healing calm.

Law and love are the same - romantic in concept but the actual practice can give you a yeast infection.

I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.

If it is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are, it is a terrible one to live an evil life, while believing in God

The future’s too bright to dwell on the past. Life moves fast, run faster.

Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.

It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's.

You are pretty smart. But your body is smarter.

I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people of Zimbabwe achieve their freedom and prosperity once again.