My spirit has been around far longer than my soul--I've lived several lifetimes already. And one this novel has been written, I will have lived several more.

Just when you think you have it all figured out, an epiphany arrives at the higher level of one's consciousness.

life weighs heavy upon my shoulders and patience starts wearing thin, it is divine hope and dreams which sustain me, pushing me forth against the wind.

It’s easy to get caught up in where the world is going and lose sight of the direction we were headed.

Wednesday had come and gone in a single breath. As I dreamt of divine love, Picasso, and a vast field of gold, a new dawn had already begun.

She refused to know love again. The thought of another heartbreak was far too much for her to bear.

Carry out your literary dream, no matter how unlikely it may seem...

In art, music, and writing, if it's not of the heart, it means nothing.

Even the shortest love story reminds me of how much I love you.

A person who loves you through your idiosyncrasies, despite the tiny inclusions, is a diamond worth keeping.

Only the broken beyond repair could know my anguish.

Time is a waste of money.

Disconnect from society’s pressure to conform. Do things your own way.

Think of the times that others remembered your name and used it kindly. How did it make you feel? When you use someone’s name it makes him or her feel recognized, appreciated, and special.

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.

Trump cannot change because in his mind, he has ALWAYS been rewarded for his boorish, stupid, arrogant behavior.

Getting control of life is never easy, and sometimes it can be definitely painful.

Virtue is the first title of nobility.

If anybody comes up to you and says, My kid is a conservative - why is that? you say, Remember in the 60′s when we told you if you kept using drugs your kids would be mutants?

I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences.