When my dad was young he shot marbles. When I was young I played Marble Madness on my Nintendo Entertainment System.

Think first. Think twice. Think again. Respect others. Respect yourself. Respect dreams.

If you are not learning, you are not living.

I write flawed characters. Ones that do not always make the best decisions and are driven by ambition or lust. They are not black or white, they are in the large space that exists between.

Right and wrong matters little when survival matters most.

Yeah, I write Urban Fantasy, but its more like Die Hard or Indiana Jones with Fairies, Mummies and a Vampire who uses guns more than his teeth.

If you're not writing, you're wronging.

Writing is like painting a painting. Layer over layer over layer.

Acceptance and validation are the fuels of the future.

We know there is a deep reservoir of food wisdom out there, or else humans would not have survived to the extent we have. Much of this food wisdom is worth preserving and reviving and heeding.

Being mystified is a good beginning, because you won't do what you've done before.

You're a free-standing landing pad held together by choir claps.

Wrong takes an awful long time to be proven, in my experience.

Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master.

If you let a stupid to shape your country, you will surely get an amorphous country!

Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.

The Church is the handmaid of tyranny and the steady enemy of liberty.

Just because your prince hasn't come doesn't mean you're not a princess.

If you don't plan your time, someone else will help you waste it.