You can’t has, ' he whispered softly, 'not yours.

France, stop throwing awards at me! I have so many already, give them to people who need them.

'Your brain doesn't process language quite like other people. Why that is, I have no idea.' 'I have a superior brain?' 'Uh, ' Eliot said, 'I wouldn't go that far.'

Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.

We should not seek to confirm God's will by the absence of adversity.

Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.

I was not afraid of what I did not like. To overcome dislike of a thing often satisfied one's feeling of honour.

So next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because He's testing your faith again.

I have been in competitions for commissions. I've won most and lost some. Mostly, I've won.

At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine. Breathe into me. Close the language-door and open the love-window. The moon won't use the door, only the window.

I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn’t love me enough to stick around.