Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've all got one of those." "Jesus?" "No, Bruce Springsteen.

oh well, is it hurting anyone? Because if its not and you’ve been given it, I’d as soon stop calling it a thing and start referring to it as a gift.

Close your eyes and stare into the dark.

Don't mind all those people who say that you should be back to normal in a month or two. Grieving is all part of helping yourself anyway.

Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for christmas morning.Time can't be given.But it can be shared

Nobody can pretend to know what people want to read or hear or see. People rarely know it themselves; they only know it after the fact.

I always want my books to reach a positive point in the end.