When you start out writing, your inner creative is just a little seedling with tiny leaves above the earth, peeping out into the air for the first time.

When you feel that creeping self-doubt, acknowledge it. Write down your feelings in your journal... and then continue with your writing.

When you feel that creeping self-doubt, acknowledge it. Write down your feelings in your journal in your journal... and then continue with your writing.

Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the rollercoaster of the creative journey.

I will continue to write what I love to read, and the fact that it doesn't sell as well as romance or sci-fi or fantasy isn't the point.

Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?

A good relationship is like fireworks: loud, explosive, and liable to maim you if you hold on too long.

eskimos maybe? believed stars were holes in the sky where people who died could peek through at you

Great communicators leave their audiences with great clarity.

Yo! Deadheads," he yelled, waving his sword to taunt them. "Nice try, but you're messing with Benny-freaking-Imura, zombie killer. Booyah!

If you play comedic scenes like they're really serious, then it's so much more funny than if you're going for a laugh.

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.

The operas I listen to aren't in English, and I want to listen to my opera after I'm done with it. I want to have the desire to play it on the stereo. To me, the language is part of the mystery.

An Englishman is content to say nothing when he has nothing to say.

Opportunity has power over all things.