And we are not mountaintop sages who can live by consuming mist.

Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.

Great men of old and of today never considered themselves only human, they also considered themselves gods. And god! See what hat great achievement have they realized!

There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.

A new novel awaits my arrival, prepares for my careful inspection. Yet a novel is always a long dream that lives in me for years before I know where to go to hunt it out.

My philosophy towards life is to enjoy it to the fullest and have fun. I am one of those 'laugh-out-loud' kinds. I am quirky, yet witty.

Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix them together. After one taste, you'll duck soup for the rest of your life

I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious.

I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.

I like to make definite choices and give my characters as many unique edges as possible.

Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.

If thou art beautiful, and youth and thought endue thee with all truth-be strong;--be worthy of the grace of God.