Words are the bones. Writing is the lungs. Reading is like breathing.

There is something to be said for rain, the sharing of an intimate caress with the leaves, blades of grass and all the living and the dead creatures to remind us we are connected.~Lyn Crain

Inspiration surrounds us, the creation is our responsibility as artists.-Lyn Crain

But what are they?” Annie asked.“An omphalos, probably, ” said Jacob.“A what, dear?” Melinda asked.“A bellybutton of the world.”“I didn’t know it had one.

– I’m going to be a writer, he reminded Milo.– And you won’t need literature?– I’ll write my own.

By its nature a relationship was not an accomplishment. It was just a connection that happened to exist, for as long as it did exist.

Since he had given up men he had taken up geography. He visited a new sight or a new neighborhood nearly every weekend.

He was in the flow of time now. He was in a story.

There’s always a story that people are telling about themselves, and sometimes you can get them to tell it ever so slightly differently.

It is perhaps necessary for something dear to be lost.”“Why?”“Perhaps it is necessary to the making of a story. A story after all is a way of remembering love.

It’s a question of wanting to know how the story turns out. And one can only know that about one story, ever.

Isn't bravery always sort of beautiful?

I am inspired to write, and I write to inspire.

There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

God tells us not to judge one another, no matter what anyone's sexual preferences are or if they're black, brown or purple.

We can deploy a half a billion more solar panels.

Looking back, I spent a lot of time sitting in pubs when I should have been perfecting my playwriting.

Sometimes performing someone else's song is more difficult than writing your own.

Be the change you're trying to create

The civilized world must remain united and vigilant against the rogue state's development of a nuclear arsenal. We will never accept a nuclear North Korea.