Advertising is judged not by what it says, but by what the consumer thinks it says.

Grace comes from God.

You learn more from losing than winning.

I don't think with any book you get used to people falling in love with the story. It's been incredible just to realize your books are being read. It's a pretty amazing feeling.

Of course, experience strengthens one later.

There was so much good and different music back then and you'd just keep moving through it and discovering more new stuff. I went through my Black Sabbath phase before I even started playing guitar.

Communication is the key to successful relationships.

I am hoping to be able to lend my support to a Sickle Cell charity in the near future, as I want to try and help raise money and awareness about this disease.

Whenever you give someone a present or sing a holiday song, you're helping Santa Claus. To me, that's what Christmas is all about. Helping Santa Claus!

Indeed, we learn far more from our mistakes than our successes.

You can't understand it until you experience the simple joy of the first time your son points at a seagull and says 'Duck!'