Caged birds sing of freedom, free birds fly.

To be successful choose an area of focus in life. It will identify where your energy should be invested and (more importantly) the source of your joy and success.

Who is the self that you are helping?

A woman in Charlotte approached me and said that she’s tired of the dysfunction in my novels. I told her I was sorry, but that is how the world has presented itself to me throughout my life.

Be generous with yourtime and energy. The harderit is to give, the morethe other person deserves it.

Want some?" he asks, pointing to his dinner.Maybe eating will calm my nerves. "What i

I’ve got to sleep. Sleep is my only way to escape.

I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it’s just, um, It helps me, you know, like whether it’s stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.

The visible is always a mirror of the invisible. The reality is imagined before it manifests itself.

Extrinsic reading rewards may not be necessary and may backfire.

I like to wear a lot of one-tone color outfits - same color trousers, same color shirt.