When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

We just had a near-life experience!

Now what I like about lit is that though you feel you know the characters involved, you don’t – you get all the benefits of having a relationship, with none of the mess.

A balance, I think, is needed, " Dr. Templeton said judiciously, "between the head and the heart: nothing easier to say: nothing harder to achieve.

When we write with power and authenticity, it opens the door to our hearts and invites others in. When we're brave, we make others brave. Brave is good.

What clinical lectures I will give in heaven, demonstrating the ignorance of doctors!

I never mingled with men, but I came home less of a man than I went out.

It's the South that maintains the idea that they're different, which is interesting because nobody else really cares

Love is born at first sight; the friendship of a frequent and lengthy exchange.

Poverty is just a state of mind.

Swear it on your life. (Zephyra) That I can never do. (Stryker) Why can’t you? (Zephyra) Because you are my life, and I can’t live another day without you. (Stryker)