Word count doesn't tell me when a story ends, my characters will tell me.

I feel the most alive when I write.

If you were waiting for a sign that you’re meant to be a writer…THIS IS IT.

Who begins too much accomplishes little.

When we enter into any relationship with the premise that we are empty and the other person will fill us in, we are sure to fail. We can only win when we proceed from wholeness.

A bachelor has to have an inspiration for making love to a woman--a married man needs only an excuse.

I'd never read a piece of television where it's an hour script and it's perfect.

In any survival situation, you need to weigh the risk and the reward.

I played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.

In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance that He knows how to find me.

Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write.

Let never day nor night unhallowed pass, but still remember what the Lord hath done.