money does not guarantee happiness or peace of mind, it can take your mind off things, distract you, but it can't replace the generic stuff a person needs!

I'm the only one who can stop me.. I'm the one who's been sitting at the stoplight all these years, waiting for the light to turn green.

Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.

If you jump to conclusions, you make terrible landings.

Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.

It's amazing how we can make ourselves believe what we want to.

People like to run their mouths.

Writing is the only place I can be myself and not feel judged.

Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical.

As a writer, you get to bring attention to something without preaching. I don't believe in being didactic. So if you dramatize something, you automatically bring attention to it if people read it.

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

the future belongs to those societies that treat new ideas as delicate, fragile and immensely valuable pathways to the future.

We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true.

We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.

The three drunkest cities in America: Fresno, Riverside, and whatever Mel Gibson is driving through.

It turns up the heat under a narrative when you limit the characters in their movements or their freedoms.

When you really love someone, you must accept their part of mystery. And that’s why you love them.

Theory without data is myth: data without theory is madness.

In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job, the average age of retirement was 85.

Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iPhone irreverently, what I did was a tribute to his memory.

The Wall was the actual symbol of a defeat, of inferiority.