Now listen, Lam," he said, "you’re a nice egg but you’ve got yourself poured into the wrong pan.

It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check.

Courage is the antidote to danger.

After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain basic principles of salesmanship.

I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like.

The reason men don't know the law of life is because they're afraid to look Eternity in the face.

If you like the story then don't hold back in telling me about it, and if you don't then please keep your opinions to yourself!

The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies to sales as well as to writing.

Then I’ll have more fun searching in vain then marrying one of the wrong sort.

You can't have understanding without having empathy, and you can't have empathy without losing money.

When we stop fearing failure, we start being artists.

Every sacred soul has a sacred body.

Every good tree shall bear fruits in the sacred season.

Many people die long before their departure date, Through ignorance of living a life they never wanted to be apart of but are to scared to change.

One of the most dangerous myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a life sentence.

Folk songs in general, I like. The old spooky Scottish folk songs.

I like to dress up and put on a nice suit for a party or a special event; I do enjoy it, but on a daily basis I wear stuff that I feel comfortable in.

Strangeness is an ingredient necessary in beauty.

The highest priority you can have is education.

Usually for me, the melodic structures come out in the water and the lyrical ideas could come from a book I'm reading.