“Its my opinion that only in times of utter depression or lofty peace is it appropriate to be creative.”

“I primarily use poetry as a purge, a self-medication device when Im in the depths of loneliness, anxiety or in the throes of depression. When Im lost in the darkness of mental illness, I spill fort...”

“I write fiction not for my readers and not for myself. I write fiction for the sake of those odd heroic characters that are contained therein. They are counting on me as much as I am counting on them.”

“I feel like these characters, these places, these beings and plots, and even these inanimate objects are counting on me for survival. Its my responsibility to reveal them to the world, to show my r...”

“Edgar Allan Poes writings showed me perfectly that there can be such fragile beauty and purity located in darkness and sorrow.”

“In my own book-signings, I find humility. Its always humbling when people go out of their way to come visit with me and by some of my books.”

“Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, ...”

“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”

“Dont get stressed over the little things and make sure you live life to the fullest.”

“A prose that is altogether alive demands something of the reader that the ordinary novel reader is not prepared to give.”

“Prose divides shame into stations.”

“He lifted his arm that had been resting on her shoulders and gazed at the words she had written on his hand. He had been branded as cattle are branded to show whom they belong to. The cold mountain...”