Writing is like painting a painting. Layer over layer over layer.

Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams.

If you are not learning, you are not living.

When my dad was young he shot marbles. When I was young I played Marble Madness on my Nintendo Entertainment System.

I write flawed characters. Ones that do not always make the best decisions and are driven by ambition or lust. They are not black or white, they are in the large space that exists between.

Right and wrong matters little when survival matters most.

Yeah, I write Urban Fantasy, but its more like Die Hard or Indiana Jones with Fairies, Mummies and a Vampire who uses guns more than his teeth.

If you're not writing, you're wronging.

Acceptance and validation are the fuels of the future.

People will know you for who you are, but will remember you for what you have done. True leaders make long lasting impacts!

There is a magic in walking alone, in thinking alone: If there is no one to contact you around, the universe starts contacting you!

[On her father's death:] I didn't know his leaving would hurt so much.

If you tell a woman she is beautiful, whisper it softly, for if the devil hears, he will echo it many times.

What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes.

Music plays a huge role in the movie. The music in Star Wars, I can't imagine what the movie would have been like without it. It made the film.

His response was to fight it with the only weapons at hand—passive resistance and open displays of contempt.

Through social media, we can start a global conversation. This creates an army of advocates - the power really is in the hands of the viewers.

How does anybody ever think of anything?

When you are with a landscape or a human being where there is no need to speak, but simply to listen, to perceive, to feel.