Revision plays a very large role in writing. Sometimes it seems to be all revision. And the longer I write, the more I revise-until it is completely right.

Even when it was easy, music's patterning shaped the emotions . . . Music proclaimed an orderly universe, promised a better place.

The concrete is better than the abstract. The detail is better than the commonplace. The sensual [through the senses] is better than the intellectual. The visual is better than the mental.

We must practice consistent, reliable, predictable, effective, thoughtful, compassionate and even courteous communication every single day to successfully sustain, develop and grow our business.

Be conscious of the global elements in your dreams. When starting local, dream of taking it global sooner.

But witchy magic doesn’t listen to please and pretty please, and anyway, I didn’t really care. I only pretended to care because not caring makes me a monster.

You can have your wish in the sacred time.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Television can stir emotions, but it doesn't invite reflection as much as the printed page.

Respect your own creativity and respect the creativity and creative space of other people.

My first dance ever on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to 'Let's Hear it for the Boy.'

I think naturally I'm a very visual kind of person. If I wasn't in filmmaking, I'd be in something related to visuals. And I used to actually work as a visual-effects artist.

Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.