Genres are just bottles for the various boats. The boats matter to me.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

Results speak for themselves while intentions often fall short of promises.

That smile could move mountains. It could also break hearts.

Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible.

Set thine house in order.

It's just as political, what you do in the bedroom is just as political as what you do in public.

How else could she know that it needed all the strength of my love for her to leave now and give her back to nature - to let her learn to live alone until she might find her pride - her real pride?

Good planning is the foundation of success for almost any project. Start by getting clear on your goal.

Now, I'm getting a little older, got more responsibility, I don't need to be depressed.

You can't realize your dreams unless you have one to begin with.