You're not going to be a writer someday. You're a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now.

I have a friend who is an excellent liar. His secret: Believe the lie yourself when you're telling it.

How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page?

If you think you can stand looking and not touching for eight months, you're welcome to try.""Try' being the operative word, " he said, sighing. "No, I can't. And I don't want to try.

I'd be quite excited to play somebody British.

The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.

I am perfect as I am. Everything in my life is working just the way it should. I am loved, and I am love.

Every beginning is difficult, but it gets easier from there on

I firmly believe kids don't want your understanding. They want your trust, your compassion, your blinding love and your car keys, but you try to understand them and you're in big trouble.

My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.

There's a reason hobble skirts are called hobble skirts. You literally can't move very far in them.

I think good books have to make a few people angry.

Canada is big enough to make a difference but not big enough to threaten anybody. And that is a huge asset if it's properly used.