Moral #1: "If you work hard, stay focused, and never give up, you will eventually get what you want in life." Moral #2: Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

...I want my spirituality to rid me of hate, not give me reason for it.

I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

I didn't know how story worked. So, when writing the screenplay, people introduced me to the science of it. And I'm grateful. I'll probably use that information for the rest of my career, in terms of writing novels or writing stories. And then, of course, to help me live a better story, a more meaningful story

And so I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it.

If I use the Bible to prove I am right, I have yet to be humbled by the beautiful truths of the Bible.

It's something you can actually control. With writing, it feels like it's given to you, and when the good stuff hits, it feels like it's coming from some other planet.And you're just channeling it.