Solitude was a spell that freed her.

A dog could see your heart in your eyes, Budress told him, and dogs were drawn to our hearts.

She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.

Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are.

Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.

Everything we are is anchored in our childhoods. The drama comes in how we deal with it. Are we slaves to our past, or can we rise above it? This is the stuff of great stories.

The sense of smell in all dogs is their primary doorway to the world around them.

Lucy took a single plain donut from the bag and held it for me to take a bite. Tender and light and still warm from the frying. Not too sugary.

Sometimes I am so dry that people don't know I'm kidding and think I'm being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny.

People want you to be ordinary.

My books come to me in images, and sometimes the image is at the beginning of the book, and sometimes it's simply a flash somewhere in the middle.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

You will find your true spirit when you lose your egocentric, self-centered desires and fill your mind with pure love and non-judgmental thoughts.

In my defence, I did like my ex until she cheated on me. I just thought the feeling was love.

A night in space can last a long time … or maybe it never ends.

Maintain a forgiving attitude!

Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game, and part of it is always a game of trust.

You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.

I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.

The tide of visitors will float slowly about the bottom of the valley as harmless scum collecting in hotel and saloon eddies, leaving the rocks and falls eloquent as ever.

If I don't eat soon, I'll die of hunger; and if I die, I won't eat soon.