“You don't have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky your own position is.”

“I welcome questions. I hate assumptions.”

“Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover from the emotion spent before I begin a new story. My characters are aspects of my life. ...”

“I write to believe in goodness.”

“Men can have an obvious display of heroics or strength or accomplishment, but it is the unsung women throughout all ages of humankind who have endured with superlative strength, beauty and love, of...”

“Whatever your difficulty, whatever your hardship in life: Dance and make the song you sing your prayer. Sing it courageously, and with each step strengthen yourself with the knowledge and wisdom of...”

“When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth ...”

“My life will be the best illustration of all my work.”

“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”

“I only know that I know nothing”

“Silence is a beautiful story.”

“To labor in the arts for any reason other than love is prostitution.”

“Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and immediately all my biggest fears start running through my mind. I wonder if my fears will one day be my new reality. The fears seem so real. I str...”

“You may be a poet and not even know it.”

“Destroy your life; then put it back together.You'll get great material, meet some fascinating characters and side benefit the skills you develop will give you greater compassion, insight and rang...”