Writing fulfils an insatiable drive. Finishing the story satisfies my thirst. But I must keep drinking until the story quenches a buyer.

If you work around at-risk teen students, actually tell them you love them and have faith in their success. No one tells them that. No one.

No one likes rain but rain brings us pleasure for once pleasure's gone we learn what to treasure.

Ah, woman. She is an enigma. An anomaly of perfection & irony. She can lure angels into her arms & give birth to a nation of ideologies.

Sometimes, all it takes is your smile (even if forced) & a domino effect of smiles happen ... infectious.

No matter what happens, you can get through this day. Inhale. Focus on the word, 'relax. Exhale. Say, 'I can do this!' And then do it.

If you understand 'it' will come, then you'll understand 'it' will pass. No matter what happens, you can make it. Trust me, you can.