When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something, but everything.

There were not many people who could say that their education had been paid for with cigarettes.

A fighter can be a winner, but that doesn't make a winner a fighter.

Outside is dark. The kitchen light is loud. It deafens me as I walk towards it.

I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's actually working and getting rid of the doubt that always creeps in.

I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.

If a guy like you can stand up and do what you did, then maybe everyone can. Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.