Do you really think that laws made by men and a justice system maintained by men will ever be fair in cases of rape? Nora Hawks from One Bullet Beyond Justice

For me, all writing -- storytelling and style -- gets back to the Bible, Twain and Hemingway, and not in that order.

Storytelling? God started that. Discovery. Lust. Murder. Revenge. Power. Sin. Redemption. Forgiveness. Miracles. We simply retell the stories in the language of our generation.

Writing a novel is like traveling the universe on foot.

Another drink, another sentence, and the writing continues on. . . .

For some offenses, there is only retribution." Nora Hawks, "One Woman's Vengeance.

Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life.

What fascinates me about writing is wrestling thought into reality and creating a new world that is forever.

Ah! Let the soul dance with joyLet us sit in dark deep silencenow feel, see and enjoy!

Humans are more dependent on learning for survival than other species, We have no instincts that automatically find us food and shelter !

If I let her in I'm doomed. It's like inviting a vampire into your house. Once you've invite them in, that's it, you're good as dead!

If you can convince yourself that you look fabulous, you can save yourself the trouble of primping.

The rise of salsa was such an important time in musical history, not just in Latin music but music in general, because these guys created a new sound.

Beauty intoxicates the eye, as wine does the body; both are morally fatal if indulged.

I hurt myself doing a fight scene with some dwarves.

Ethical conduct is something that becomes inherent in an organization over a long period of time.

I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.

Play and write music the way you want the world to be.