There are a thousand ways to hurt someone you love that have nothing to do with physical violence.

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.

Matter. noun: what we’re made of

Wit penetrates

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

Roses are reddish Violets are bluish If it weren't for Christmas We'd all be Jewish.

But it's a stigmatized problem, and it's a silent problem. This has to end. Suicide is not just a personal tragedy, it's a key issue of public policy and facing up to it requires political will.

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality.

Passion lies between one mark and the next, and also within all of them.

If Christ Jesus be the periode, the end and the lodging-home at the end of your journey, there is no fear ye go to a friend . . . ye may look death in the face with joy.