When I was young, I was very shy and quiet, because we moved all the time. My dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years.

If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.

Some people are just afraid of what's different. It doesn't mean different is bad. It just means different is different.

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer.

I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books.

A dog pours a pitcher of love into the lonesome spots of your life.

Zachary smiles, and I wonder if he's felling different. Because standing out here waist deep in Gossimer Lake, next to my best friend, I'm feeling different-light and good and maybe even holy.

Everything is sorrow for the wise.

To become a man is to be responsible; to be ashamed of miseries that you did not cause.

Poverty isn’t solved with donations.

These esoteric, intellectual debates-I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation.

But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them.

Now I was more certain than ever of my decision. I could not love a man who did not love Jane Austen.

So far I haven't really been prominent enough to get critical attention focused on me. So, of course, I fully expect bad reviews, but I will be wracked with misery as a result.

I think you lose your innocence when you have kids, because the world suddenly becomes a much more dangerous place.

CGI has a lot of backlash now. I think it's just because there are so many people doing it. It's a tool and it's only as good as the people behind it.

I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script.