There is a thin line that separates life from death, but once it's crossed, it becomes as large as an ocean, and so treacherous that it’s impossible to cross back.

There is a period for hope and one for mourning.

Writing is like sculpturing words out of a block of imagination. Sentences chisel the story, then characters make it their own.

People are like chains, the closer they are, the stronger they become.

Once words have been said there is no way to un-say them

It takes just one wave to capsize a boat, and one more to take it down.

Remorse shows the difference between a cruel person and one that is not.

Learn from your past, use the possibilities of the present moment, and let the future open the doors of opportunity.

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

I'm keeping the pixie. I hope I inspire people... it's really cool to have short hair.

Constitutional provisions are not barriers to government misconduct. At best, they can be speed bumps.

I'm a polyatheist - there are many gods I don't believe in.

Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred woman.

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

Easter is always the answer to "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!"

The Holy Spirit is no Skeptic, & the things He has written in our hearts are not doubts or opinions, but assertions - surer & more certain than sense & life itself.

I dream of silent verses where the rhyme glides noiseless as an oar.