“Great relationships create great characters. Make them feel real. Alive. Tangible and unforgettable. Bad relationships kill them. Bury them. Make you wish they hadn't wasted your precious time.”

“Of course I believe in magic. I believe in storytelling.”

“I don't know who a character is till I look into their eyes.”

“Fiction is a careful combination of observation, inspiration, and imagination.”

“Life is about connection, not perfection.”

“To reach for yourself is to survive, to reach for others is to provide.”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”

“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move ag...”

“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze. ”

“Let's make some funny pictures.”

“Pictures must not be too picturesque.”

“Sometimes the soul takes pictures of things it has wished for, but never seen.”

“Writing is a struggle against silence.”

“Work on a good piece of writing proceeds on three levels: a musical one, where it is composed; an architectural one, where it is constructed; and finally, a textile one, where it is woven.”

“People who think that grammar is just a collection of rules and restrictions are wrong. If you get to like it, grammar reveals the hidden meaning of history, hides disorder and abandonment, links t...”