I do think it is important to look at the writing as a job though and to commit to it like you'd have to commit to a regular nine-to-five.

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.

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

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.

A pact must be kept and a secret must never be revealed ...”Pact of witches

We need only two persons in our life - just you and me

My lips are kissing your heart every moment of our lives.

Republican presidents talk about freedom. Democratic presidents talk about equality.

We are living in a world in which all wars are wars of defense.

There were two dawns that morning. One the orderly sunrise of God, followed by man's fireball at the base of that rocket.

I fell in love with Africa and began helping people fix things there.

In football, the hero and legend status is given out far too easily for me.

Be yourself, chase your dreams, and just never say never. That's the best advice I could ever give someone.

Fashion is very quick. It's very disposable. It's immediately - it tells you exactly where we are in our culture, especially women's fashion.