You know you are a writer when characters inside your brain keep demanding, 'This is my story! Now tell it or I will never leave you alone!

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.

When I am alone, I drink my tea with pinkie raised, like a kid playing "tea party." At times, a fancy British accent is involved. Dahling!

I want everyday magic.

If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder.

The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to secretly finish the job while I am sleeping.

If I had a nickel for all the times I've been shushed in my life? Bam! Instant millionaire!

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

Sometimes I dream so vividly, so expectantly, I wonder if I'm crazy...

To see the beauty, love

The funniest thing people say to me: "I wish I had your life". Hello! I make a living writing about it.

When I am encouraged, I never see obstacles in my way, only exciting challenges.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.

When were we the most egalitarian country in the world? When we had the Glass/Steagal Act, which prevented the banks from becoming the criminal operations that they've become.

Conversion is a daily thing.

Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part.

A minute of success pays for years of failure.