Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.

It's my belief that people enter your life at exactly the right time.

But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.

A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.

Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

A writer always writes.

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.

But a small part of him also knew that the reason he'd never ventured anywhere was because of the worry that the reality of the world wouldn't match up to his dreams.

I'd started calling my parents but only when I knew they wouldn't be home.

I want to be split open and reminded of shame.

The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres.

The most fortunate of men, Be he a king or commoner, is he Whose welfare is assured in his own home.

What I love about kids is there innate ability to love unconditionally - we can all learn from this

The country [Afghanistan] faces enormous problems. There is a violent insurgency hampering the rule of law and developmental efforts.

There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.

You look like a human being, but you don't have a mind of your own.