You must write as if each word is a precious drop of blood, or a tear to be saved in a glass phial.

A beautiful woman is like a painting and remains beautiful no matter how old she is.

I am made of words. Cut me & I bleed sentences. Read me, & I speak to your soul.

All good art is political. Between the lines of every book, the author implants messages for the unsuspecting reader. If not, what point does it serve?

One passion leads to another. It's passion that makes the wheels of life turn, passion for work, passion for pleasure, passion for passion.

If you add the shadow of death to a moment of passion you are in that instant free of all normal ties, your mind grows still and your body enters a state of non-being.

If you are open to change and welcome surprise, you know the secret of creativity and the secret of life.

You don't become a success by breaking the rules. You don't become a success by obeying the rules. You become a success by inventing the rules.

There was a monster in me that had to be fed by success. There is a monster in us all that has to be fed by something.

Depression comes from not accepting the way things are - and seeing no way too change them.

It is in the nest of disappointment where depression lays its eggs.

I've fallen in love with you. I love you even now when you sit before me with the eyes of a wolf. So take pity upon the fool I have become. I forgot it was only a bargain between us.

It is difficult when reading the description of certain fictional characters not at the same time to imagine the real-life acquaintances who they most closely, if often unexpectedly, resemble.

Modern Western culture has become a mixture of paganism and Christianity. We are a blend of both. We talk of God, but we often act as though we are atheists.

The rules have changed. True power is held by the person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not gun cabinet or wallet.

I was so scared to give up depression, fearing that somehow the worst part of me was actually all of me.

I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.

There is no pleasure in flying to the top! The pleasure is climbing up there step by step, feeling every single muscle!

Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful.

I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience.

It's very difficult to make a living in music these days. All it takes is somebody paying.