Writing is lonely. Until that moment you write your first character and suddenly you have company.

People who say you can't do something should be ignored. They're probably talking to themselves.

I'd be lying if I said killing off characters wasn't therapeutic in some way.

Writing is easy. Writing a publishable book is hard.

Park your ego and listen to your readers. They can be your best friend or your worst enemy. But chances are you'll learn something from them.

If you aren't willing to put your best work out there, write for yourself. Don't ever publish.

Whatever, crazy chick who maybe lives here and maybe also breaks into Michael's house when they're all gone. I'm out. Have a nice delusion. -Shayne

Live each day with ecstatic serenity

My dreams are all of fire – mother says dreams usually go by opposites, so does that mean the world will end in ice?

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

People think cruises are for old folk, but they are amazing, as you get to see so many places, and you're never stuck as you're docked in a different port every day.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Nothing in life is sure, my son. Except the promise of death.

Don't say 'the White House wants.' Buildings can't want.

Miracles are signs not to them that believe, but to them that believe not.