Writing is about truth, whether it be fiction or a school essay. Don't give in and 'fake it till you make it.' Criticize what upsets you.

When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.Praise God for those two insomnias!And the difference between them.

the lesser grindstone stood alone there in the calm morning air, with a red upon it that the sun had never given, and would never take away.

It's true, people don't imagine I'd be particularly woody.

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you cant go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

Loud, stupid and overeating will suffice as long as we also have the funny, the fierce and the intellectual

Avoid the company of the wicked, those who would do injury to you or to others. Like a disease their energy is something you can catch.

The United States has become great because we, as a people, have been able to work together for great objectives even while differing about details.

Sitcom food is by far the tastiest of all showbiz food.

Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictabilit y of life as it unfolds.