[My mother] would have me smothered like the Princes in the Tower if I showed any inclination for being an artist. She thought all artists little better than lunatics.

The person who looks at a photograph as a complete picture, unable to say anything about anything except the facts which existed at the moment of exposure, does not see very far.

Happiness, love and compassion are the aroma of your soul.

Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.

Listen to others very carefully. Shut your inner noise and focus on verbal and non verbal cues.

We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.

For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out that it's a great lens with which to understand what matters to us.

Once upon a time, I did not live in Shady Pines. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was.

If you're lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so much time to meet new people and go to new places.

Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves - and it lasts forever.