I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.

...ending a book with a sequel in such a way that the reader still has faith in the characters and in the writer. That's finesse.

I've learned to let my characters speak and act the way they want to! I've tried to interfere but they just get angry at me and throw big rocks.

What's cheaper than a gallon of gas? An ebook. Save a dollar, stay home and read!

It's about quality, not quantity. It's about the memories, the bond, the love. It's about the heart.

The voices in my head wouldn't shut up, so I let them write their story.

Bring on the controversy. I write real life. It's harsh and sometimes gritty, but it's real. Why should we tip toe around that?

For writers, handing a manuscript off to an editor is like walking into a parole hearing. You’ve done the time but wonder if it’s going to satisfy the judge.

Change is possible only if the top management agrees.

A true friend will never stand in your allotted beam of light. They will get out of the way so you can grow, but they’ll stay nearby in case you need what they can offer.

Give the child a taste of meditation by creating a climate and atmosphere of love, acceptance and silence.

I don’t have all the answers I need yet, and I’m not ready to give up until I completely understand the purpose I serve and what it is I’m supposed to do.

It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.

For as is often the happenstance with that which is precious and lost, when you find him again, he may well not be quite as you left him.

If there is no God, the labels 'good' and 'evil' are merely opinions. They are substitutes for 'I like it' and 'I don't like it.' They are not objective realities.

When you don't get a role, it wasn't meant to be.

You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.

I appreciate some people enjoy reality TV and enjoy being a part of it - and I do watch it - but it isn't for me.