Write from the soul, not from some notion what you think the marketplace wants. The market is fickle; the soul is eternal.

Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong.

Our ability to forgive is a direct measure of our hope

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

The gospel is so simple that small children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches.

I love you, Hermione,” said Ron.

Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors.

If you ever feel comfortable in what you're producing, you've lost. You're not alive, that's it, it's stagnant water.

I'm pretty confident.

And you will believe in love And all that it's supposed to be But just until the fish start to smell And you're struck down by a hammer.

There is no goodness in people who don't give advice, and there is no goodness in people who don't like to be advised

I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.