But you just gotta understand that that's the way it is and keep on steppin'.

There's a thin, blurry line between humor and tragedy.

Things aren't ever what they seem to be when you first look at them. What's important is that you keep your mind wide open and try to understand what's going on from a lot of different angles.

I often tell young people that as a writer you are very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen.

I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd write even if I weren't being paid to.

A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that's you.

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.

Just like when there's a time that a smart person knows enough is enough, there's a time when you know you've got to fight.

I'm the same age as my tongue and a little bit older than my teeth.

But don't ever call her ex-boyfriends by his name.

Wow. Who would want a fish for a pet when they could have a turtle?!

Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience.

I think it's cool to give people encouragement.

Savor every day you have the privilege to lead.

Make the Revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.

I was promised on a time To have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.

One thing was certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it-- it was the black kitten's fault entirely.

The digital tools allow us to have control over what and how we can alter an image that was unimaginable in the era of analog photography.

All of the good, weird stories I’ve written are based on things I’ve dredged out of my subconscious. That’s the real stuff. Everything else is fake.

I keep saying that backwards is all you can see. You can't see front. My wife says, "Stop, you're always in the past." She sees me sort of daydreaming.

Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in available light.