The past is always with us. It echoes through every living moment, giving it depth and meaning beyond itself. Sometimes the past is so powerful, those echoes threaten to overwhelm the present.

As to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.

The commitment gap is the massive distance between “yes” and “maybe

It’s like they were worried that I’d be alone all day brooding and painting my cabin black or something—sheesh.

I had a dream that I didn’t care anymore…when I woke up I realized that I was stuck with a big heart.

Judging others shackles them to the cold iron of our limited notions.

The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.

If we don't keep people engaged, we're not going to move you. And if we move you, we've done something useful. That's what anybody who writes genre knows.

I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me, because I am totally appreciative and I like my fans!

I have no imagination about holidays, vacations, or retiring life. I can't imagine about those things.