In truth, how much time do any of us really have?

Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones.

You know not every book has to have a happy ending, but it has to have a satisfying ending.

If I can't wait for you at the end of an aisle on your wedding day, I'll wait for you in heaven.

On TV, stories and events are finalized in 30 or 60 minutes, or neatly tied up after a season or two. The best stories are the ones that force us to come to our own conclusions and to explain why we believe in our conclusions.

I wanted to show what it's really like for 98 percent of the world's population [in the third world]. Plus, I also see there are an awful lot of young people out there doing good things, and I wanted to give them a platform.

You don't know me, but I know about you...I can't make you live longer. I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.