the pain of that first lost was still raw. You could deal with it, endure it, but never escape it.

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be that voice

I am not a morning person.

I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.

Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

You'd think a sociopath assassin wouldn't have a fan following but he does

Zebrowski says that if you killed someone else just hide the body, he's not starting over on the paperwork.

Never trust people who smile constantly. They're either selling something or not very bright.

My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail

The best lies are always at least partially true.

Mother Maybelle, have mercy, we've just been discovered.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

Thousand points of light.

Why should we leave it to Harper & Brothers and Redding & Co. to select our reading?

You have to be with the right person. Its so much more important to meet the right person, whether youre married or not, than it is to get married and get a divorce.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

Every child’s life is sacred and it is long past time that we protect it.

The more we love, the more love we have to offer. So it is with God's love for us. It is inexhaustible.

Trees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one's age.

Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.