Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe.

I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera.

I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.

Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe.

Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.