If people make fun of you, that probably means you're doing something right.

Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby.

Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken...

Forget the place you're trying to get to and see the beauty in right now...

How can you see into my eyes like open doorsLeading you down into my coreWhere I've become so numb without a soulMy spirit sleeping somewhere coldUntil you find it there and lead it back home

I was like, 'Dude, make me look bad. Please. I want to look ugly. I want to wear orange pants.

Dreams, you know, are what you wake up from.

I don't think about how to live my life. I just live it.

Aggression, Violence, Exploitation, Depression, Despair, Prejudice, War, Intolerance, Poverty, Are all a result of a misunderstanding of the nature of Self.

Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime.

politics can be an ugly game, and in a national election the stakes get higher while the tactics get lower.

Damn! This flight attendant treating us like we won these first class tickets in a contest.

No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.

Once a king ... it was impossible, without risk of life, to sink to a private station.

There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.

If it's a story that I feel is exciting and necessary, those are really motivating factors for me.