If you can learn to motivate yourself, you can always tap into an abundance of energy that will drive you to the success you dream of.

Through adversity, not only are we given opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us.

Every day we're given opportunities, some of us see them and some are too busy to notice.

Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals other than right now

Surround yourself with people who are really good and really passionate about what they do regardless of what it is...positivity and passion make a powerful combination.

The only way we can change our world is to take responsibility for our part in it.

It's not about having enough time, it's about making enough time.

Businesses, like babies and books, need nurturing, time, energy, love, planning and, yes, money to develop, grow and prosper.

Most days I juggle everything quite well, on the other days there's always red wine.

Entrust your dreams and goals to people who will cheer you on and inspire you, who will tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear so you can move forward and fast track.

The mind can be our best friend and advocate in getting what we want in life, or it can pull the brakes on and be a nasty little foe – the choice is yours – choose your attitude.

I walked forward simply because there was no going back.

Neva ought to smile more. It breaks her anxiety into tiny pieces of joy you want to gather up and hand back to her in your palms, as if to say, “See what you can make when you loose the reins.

The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want to hold on to.

Each character you play has its own set of characteristics, for want of a better word.

I'm reading a bunch of fiction by Afghan and Iraq War veterans for a New Yorker piece. There hasn't been that much, but it's starting to come out, and some of the fiction is really good.

I learned by reading an awful lot and by writing a half a million words of stuff nobody would do anything with except wrap old fish.

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but going to studios, greeting musicians and artists, just getting a vibe.

I don't like travelling. Which is ridiculous. And it's not because I'm afraid of dying on the plane or anything. I just like to stay at home.

I like to think I'm positive and optimistic about things generally, but what I write does tend towards the darker end of the spectrum.

No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.