I've never been high. Writing is my drug of choice. You don't ever have to come down from that kind of high, I tell ya. And, best part is, it's free.

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.

When I am alone, I drink my tea with pinkie raised, like a kid playing "tea party." At times, a fancy British accent is involved. Dahling!

I want everyday magic.

If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder.

The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to secretly finish the job while I am sleeping.

If I had a nickel for all the times I've been shushed in my life? Bam! Instant millionaire!

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

Sometimes I dream so vividly, so expectantly, I wonder if I'm crazy...

Everybody’s damaged. It’s just a question of how badly, and whether you’re healing or still bleeding.

A bitter experience makes us a better person.

If there has to be one flower that springs from the weeds, let that flower be YOU.

People who LIKE movies have a favorite. People who LOVE movies couldn't possibly choose.

Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.

I've got a dream lover, so I don't have to dream alone.

Names govern the world.

I definitely want to write some fiction, for sure. I already have half of the next book. I already have it all mapped out. I'm ready. I'm ready to bring it to the world.

... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people.

I want to make music that I know that ten years from now, you can put it on and say "This is a great record".