I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.

She held the book in her hands, feeling a sense of awe, and lightly ran a finger over its cover as if it contained sacred writings.

Sometimes that’s what it takes. Putting it all out there and hoping love wins.

You can really only enjoy life when you're extremely busy.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

My kids have never seen me scream at anybody. They've never seen an argument. There's never been even a cold silence. And those are things that I grew up with because my parents did end up divorcing.

Let's not kid ourselves here, robots already run most of our world. We'll be their butlers soon enough.

For me now, I will continue to focus ever harder on my goal of being the very best I can be with Toulon Rugby Club and continue to embrace and enjoy wherever that path takes me.

I don't feel like it's something I invented myself, rather something I absorbed and continue to do.

Thankfully, readers send a lot of stuff. They see stories in their local newspaper. Or friends of mine email me, what they heard or saw. ... I'm very plugged in

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.