What do you feel like you SHOULD be doing instead of writing? IF you have an answer, then you have guilt. The "should" of life are always linked to guilt.

I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.

Babies smile without any reason. Be like a baby.

Imagination grows by exercise and contrary to common belief is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

Your secret yearnings and tearful pleadings will touch the heart of both the Father and the Son.

Rumi called his teacher "the friend." And that's what we need. We need friends.

Jews don't care about ancient rivalries. We worry about humidity in Miami.

I don't think I'm ever going to have the kind of life or schedule that I can really have a steady way of doing things.

Today is my anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Please pray for me and all priests.

But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says 'action', you just try to live between those two worlds.

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns out refrigerators.