Tommy told Sal about the strange white-cloth figure with black stitches that he had found on the front porch. "Sounds like Pillsbury Doughboy gone punk," Sal said.

I see dead people. But, then by God, I do something about it!

Grief is a healthy emotion, and it's healthy to embrace it. By accepting loss, we clarify our values and the meaning of our lives.

I work on one page, revising and polishing until I can't make it better, then move on to the next. Some pages might get 20 or more drafts before I move on.

A plot without action is like pasta without garlic, like Dolly Parton without cleavage, and like a writer without his similes.

Britney: You in a fight? Odd: No, It's an employment-related fork wound.

No one can grant you happiness. Happiness is a choice we all have the power to make.