The world in books seemed so much more alive to me than anything outside. I could see things I'd never seen before. Books and music were my best friends. I had a couple of good friends at school, but never met anyone I could really speak my heart to.

What I'd like to be is a unique writer who's different from everybody else. I want to be a writer who tells stories unlike other writers'.

What do you think? I'm not a starfish or a pepper tree. I'm a living, breathing human being. Of course I've been in love.

It doesn’t matter how old I get, but as long as I continue to live I’ll always discover something new about myself.

Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

My father always told me: 'Give somebody a hand and he'll take an arm.