Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.

A hero is someone who simply got too frightened to use his good sense and run away, then somehow lived through it all.

But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.

Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution.

Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.

If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work.

One likes to think one grows as a writer as one ages, else all you get is an old young writer. Beyond that is the changing landscape of the universe and the stories I choose to tell.

By looking to the Source, to the Creator of nature, we can remember how to navigate life organically, with less struggle, and less suffering.

The miracle centered gospel leads to getting something from nothing.

I have never been much of a follower although I like to learn.

As a tree my sin stands To darken all lands; Death is the fruit it bore.

Photographer's advice: Stand in the right place.

No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.

Hollywood is a place where some people lie on the beach and look up at the stars, whereas other people lie on the stars and look down at the beach.

Realizing you're not anything special to the kids is always a great sort of reminder that you're just a regular person. A regular embarrassing old mom.

By regarding ourselves with kindness, we begin to dissolve the identity of an isolated, deficient self. This creates the grounds for including others in an unconditionally loving heart.