Writers strive for the impossible: perfection. Even the universe is flawed.

Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets.

When you lose yourself in a book the hours grow wings and fly.

Characters begin as your children and become your teachers.

Books have a life. They breathe. When you write a book, it grows and changes. You learn from your characters after you create them. They come from you and you become them.

Write what you want to write. That's the only advice a writer will ever need.

Writing is like a religion to those who don't practise, an act of faith for those who do.

Who knows why we do it? And when we've done it, nobody wants it. Still we keep doing it. That's what makes a writer a writer.

Perfection is not something you strive for. Perfection is in the eyes of the beholder. Perfection is a state of grace, of peace of serenity, a moment as fleeting as a smile.

The only prophecy the artist can make with confidence is that he and his message will be misunderstood by a world that values all the wrong things.

I'm my characters' galley slave.

We are all foolish sinners saved only by grace & we can all use a little guidance sometimes.

We are most alive when we're in love.

In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the question is, how do you define what that looks like?

It took me six years to be comfortable modeling a swimsuit.

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected

Hormones are very powerful things. We are helpless in their wake.

To reach peace, teach peace.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.

Fairness is not the end result, it's the opportunity. And everybody in America today has the opportunity to get ahead.