The interior of a teenager’s mind is an endless war between Stupid and Clever.

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.

Predisposition is not predestination.

An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind.

no one worth knowing can be quite known, no one worth possessing can be quite possessed

You know, being confident isn't the same as being right.

We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

There are many more ways to be attractive than to be beautiful.

Make friends not enemies. Compliment do not criticize. Like.

Life goes on and on after one's luck has run out. Youthfulness persists, alas, long after one has ceased to be young.

They say the only people who tell the truth are drunkards and children. Guess which one I am.

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession.

Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits.

I believe clothing tell a story.

Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction.

I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.

What we honor as prudence in our elders is simply panic in action.

If I see MS Dhoni coming to bat at number 4, I will be the happiest person on earth