There is something more important than the place being left. It's that swell of crushing emptiness that makes the insignificant seem anything but.

Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not with what you are waiting on.

Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!" Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero

Cruelty is like hope: it springs eternal.

Race ain't nothing but a number.

If you drink enough beer, everything turns in to a bed.

Their woes gone by, and both to heaven upflown, To bow for gratitude before Jove's throne.

Being the only writer on a successful show is very rewarding.

Most people are not affected by [the death penalty]. It's like how many people are actually sent to Iraq and Afghanistan? Such a small percentage.

I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys.

The writer's only responsibility is to his art...If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies.