Transformation, liberation and celebration are the themes of all my novels.

Reality whistles a different tune underwater.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.

The beet is the most intense of vegetables

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful.

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.

The freer a society is, the more it leaves the family alone.

The wise will admire you. The wishful will envy you. The weak will hate you. This is the reality for those who dare to be epic.

Humility is not thinking less of myself, but thinking about myself less.

If you will make the sacrifices now that most people aren't willing to make, later on you will be able to live as those folks will never be able to live.

What a loving God we serve! Not only has He prepared a heavenly dwelling for us, but His angels also accompany us as we transition from this world to the next.

Who said anything about slicing you up? ... I just wanted to carve a little Z on your forehead-- nothing serious.

I would say that it's probably impossible for a lot of people to even think what H.P. Lovecraft's theological state was.

I suppose you just feel on an instinctive level if something is honest.

Jesus meets every one of our deepest needs. And what we need to do is accept his gift of a pastor-given, purposeful living home in heaven.

I am very much interested in getting parents to read to children, and trying to get people mentoring children. If I can do both I'll be happy.