So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.

You don't build a bond without being present.

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.