The inciting incident is how you get (characters) to do something. It's the doorway through which they can't return, you know. The story takes care of the rest.

Today I wonder why it is God refers to Himself as 'Father' at all. This, to me, in light of the earthly representation of the role, seems a marketing mistake.

I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own story.

The reason I like writing a memoir is because it isn't preachy.

The most attractive characteristic in a person is the story they are telling the world. We stop and stare at stories.

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.

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