When I write I try as far as possible to forget I'm writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I'm telling it to one person only, my best friend.

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.

Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.

There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

Until you have experienced raccoons mating underneath your bedroom at three in the morning, you have missed one of life's sensational moments.

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.

That we can be e pluribus Unum - out of one, many

The ninth grade. I went from 5'9 to 6'8.

There's something about moonlight on the body and things happening sort of free and open. Outdoors is something I'm totally game and down for.

But i think it would drive me more crazy to just go do a movie that I didn't believe in, you know?

Caballine likes me to be masterful. She calls me her stallion.

Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul.

You might be a redneck if Santa Claus refuses to let your kids sit in his lap.

Trying to block women from getting access to contraception or defunding Planned Parenthood is completely nonsensical from a policy standpoint.