When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family.

Perhaps everyone has a story that could break your heart.

On a good day I write, all day.

By the time I'm nine I know the world is a dangerous place. I've heard whispers about razorblades in apples, about Charlie Manson and his family. But no one is offering any clear information.

There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under.

Certain stories we carry with us, events in our life, they define who we are. It's not a matter of getting over anything; we have to make the best of it.

Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness.

I can weep pretty easily. I can get tears in my eyes from a beautiful work of art.

If you're going to write about someone's life, you don't just use them for wallpaper. You have to honor and respect that life.

Alcohol is the river we sit on the banks of, contemplating. Sometimes we watch ourselves float past, sometimes we watch ourselves sink.

Everything we do, I'd imagine, influences everything we will do.

Obstacles (antray) are indeed due to desires. As desires keep on decreasing, so do the obstructions (antray) keep on getting destroyed. Then, everything is acquired (at that stage).

Whatever you are going through, it will not last. I promise you. You are not going to stay there. Tell yourself, “I am not staying here. It is just a season.” Seasons change.

It is important to understand the objective of every race. Sometimes it is important to win. Sometimes it is more than enough if you just complete the race.

Wrinkles should only indicate where smiles have been.

Yeah, but a mistake is a mistake even if you get away with it.

One did not alter lives and simply walk away from the damage.

The polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know.

Turning God into some kind of celestial insurance policy is just mental.

An adequate share of humor and laughter represents an essential part of the diet of the healthy person.

There is nothing evil but what is within us; the rest is either natural or accidental.