When writing isn't going well-then the bad thing about being a writer is that I also have the freedom and flexibility to do something badly, and no one else can fix it for me.

bitter is a bad way to live!

I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait

After Ive sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months.

Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe

I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.

A ssure you, the more I travel through time, the more I witness, the more I realize that there are things that are both strange and wonderful, far beyond human comprehension.

Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on youself. Enjoy the ever present game of knowing.

You can’t live an unhealthy lifestyle and expect a healthy outcome.

Small changes in thought can bring massive changes in life.

I never went to church a day in my life. The dominant religion (influence) in my family was my grandfather who was a Scientologist.

Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.

I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad.

Three meals plus bedtime make four sure blessings a day.

It's really something for people who are approaching 30 to take a look at what that means to them. I think turning 30 is a chance to re-identify with yourself.

It's great to sit and talk about the films and the people I work with, rather than where I buy my socks or whatever.

You can't stop us on the road to freedom, you can't stop us cause our eyes can see.