“My life's work is to help people step into their God-given abilities and make a positive difference in their community.”

“What you are afraid of is also afraid of you face your fear! ”

“Your thinking has the potentiality to make you a kid or a king, in it lies your enthronement or dethronement.”

“You may not appreciate the value of a key until you encounter the door it locks or unlocks.”

“Compassion, not castigation is the way to help a person become better.”

“Self-discovery is life recovery.”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”

“I'm very mature for my age, but I'm also innocent in a lot of ways.”

“The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.”

“Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.”