But that's part of faith. Believing and knowing despite what other people say, and despite what the world might think of your beliefs.

There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop the shock, or buffer the pain.

If I was gonna write a book that was true, and I was gonna write a book that was honest, then I was gonna have to write about myself in very, very negative ways.

I am aware that the battle I am fighting is a petty one, but I am also aware that in order to win that which is great, you must first win that which is small.

When I go to an art gallery and stand in front of a painting, I don't want someone telling me what I should be seeing or thinking; I want to feel whatever I feel, see whatever I see, and figure out what I figure out.

I'm just going to write my books and do my work and release it. Let the world decide what it is, and if it's any good or not.

Ive never had any interest at all in being a journalist or writing some sort of historically accurate autobiography.