Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear.

What goes on inside isn't ever the same as what goes on outside.

Privacy is a privilege not granted to the aged or the young.

In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.

I can't change what's happened to me in my life, or make what's not occurred take place. But I can't say I like it, or accept it, or believe it's for the best. I don't and never shall, not even if I'm damned for it.

Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.

When I say work I only mean writing. Everything else is just odd jobs.