Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.

If I'm not free to fail, I'm not free to take risks and everything in life that's worth doing involves a willingness to take a risk.

It is ... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth.

poets are born knowing the language of angels

To marry is the biggest risk in human relations that a person can take.

Don't be afraid..." We need this reassurance. Even for those of us who believe implicitly in angels, to be confronted by one is an awesome thing."

anything that stretches the mind is a help to the potential author.