And in her smile I see something more beautiful than the stars.

I'm sorry.' The two most inadequate words in the English language.

I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn't give up. Then I wrote one more book.

It is like a piece of my soul had been lost, empty, and it is now filled with the light of a million stars.

More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes. It must pass.

Is almost a good enough reason for fear?

Power isn't control at all-power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.