I write about rats because they scare the hell out of me. I think we tend to write out our phobias.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

Perseverance guarantees success.

Better spend time working hard to maintain your good habits because you may look for time to recover it but to no avail!

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it.

What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

Every punch that's thrown is mine. Every punch that's caught, I catch.

I think that men has the most highly developed intelligence. I think men get so intelligent that they're stupid.

I would rather do a project that I've invested so much time to, rather than try to get a part on another show.

The two fulcra of medicine are reason and observation. Observation is the clue to guide the physician in his thinking.

Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you have to, but if the other guys despise you-you know what I mean?

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.