Violence in our society has reached epidemic proportions. ... Violence in the media for entertainment purposes has been established as a major contributing factor.

We cannot silence the voices that we do not like hearing. We can, however, do everything in our power to make certain that other voices are heard.

She was like a landscape you see from the train, and you want to stop just there.

I think for anyone to become good at something, they have to fail a lot too. And they have to be completely unafraid to fail or they'll never make it to the next level.

I'm not copying you!" Luke said. "A werewolf is totally different than a vampire! You're creepy all the time. Mine is just, like, a monthly thing....""Like PMS?" I suggested. "Shut up!

I think you will find that, if you continue to write fiction, every character you create is partly you.

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

Jealousy... is a mental cancer.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

My songwriting is so influenced by orchestrated music, dramatic, super glam rock-y stuff. Two of my biggest influences in songwriting were Elton John and Freddie Mercury.

Spread the truth-the laws of economics are like the laws of engineering. One set of laws works everywhere.

Just because I don't understand god's plans does not mean that he is not with me.