“Today, just take time to smell the roses, enjoy those little things about your life, your family, spouse, friends, job. Forget about the thorns -the pains and problems they cause you - and enjoy life”

“I'm not in pursuit of happiness, I'm happiness in pursuit; ready to happen everywhere I go.”

“Virtually everyone needs motivation of some sort, but when you are in love - that is motivation enough, it turns many into poets and painters, it spurs the creativity in you.”

“Don't let your dreams rust! Listen to your youthful bells ringing loud inside of you.”

“Life teaches us many lessons daily, even from our mishaps, only if we pay attention”

“Ive learned that no matter how inspired, fired up and motivated you might be, the dark clouds will always set in”

“Good fiction writers have an instinctive understanding of human nature. That's what makes stories and characters captivating. Good spiritual writers share what they sincerely practice themselves.”

“Everyone is running from something. But if were lucky, really lucky, fate intervenes and presents an opportunity to conquer our fears. Only then, if triumphant, can a destiny bestowed become a dest...”

“A pen name is a nickname.”

“Im a dot in the grand scheme of things. I dont matter, not even to the other dots.”

“Music is a writer's heartbeat.”

“Gratitude is the gateway to a positive life.”

“My job as a writer is simple. Write a book Im proud of, and present it as a gift to the world. Some will love it.Some will hate it.Thats the nature of art.”

“My job as a writer is simple.Write a book Im proud of,and present it as a gift to the world.Some will love it.Some will hate it.Thats the nature of art.”

“I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang them on, to make a lasting point, but somehow I decided to go ahead and bec...”