I kill my loneliness by reading and (then) writing, damn.

Fiction is a great combination between experience and imagination.

no one could ever push you to write or become a writer, except yourself.

The spiritual force overcomes all other forces.

Literature endures like the universal spirit, And its breath becomes a part of the vitals of all men.

Before you think of asking for support from someone for the success your dreams, ask yourself "how much of what I have can I invest?" Help yourself first!

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

My two favorite things about being a pro player are Sunday afternoons being able to excite many fans and the money because I get to treat my family and friends and myself to nice things.

We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?

That's what writing is. It's moving past your fear.

If you practice the holy exercise of Spiritual Communion a good many times each day, within a month you will see yourself completely changed.

..we wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes- this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile.

Until I was 42, I could fit everything that I owned into two suitcases.