The original sin of Republicans is greed. Everyone understands greed. Everybody wants to get theirs. The original sin of Democrats is pity. Greed is more attractive, and a better motivator, than pity.

Being poor is people wondering why you didn't leave.

Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.

Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives.

Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.

Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.

It's easier to miss her at a cemetery, where she's never been anything but dead, than to miss her at all the places where she was alive.