Chemistry's a tricky thing, and if I'm not feeling it, I'm not gonna pretend.

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

Yet the past has a will of its own, and you must learn to entertain it, because it will visit, invited or not.

Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.

He found me when I was at my lowest point.

Not everything in church is truth ... And not all truth turns up in church.

If you're around someone who makes you feel good, you have to go for it. Don't hold back.