I believe that a negative statement is poison.I'm convinced that the negative has power. It lives. And if you allow it to perch in your house, in your mind, in your life, it can take you over. So when the rude or cruel thing is said - the lambasting, the gay bashing, the hate - I say, "Take it all out of my house!" Those negative words climb into the woodwork and into the furniture, and the next thing you know they'll be on my skin.

Sometimes guns really matter. Protecting those who need protection - children, women, minorities in rough parts of town, old folks living in places where cops aren't nearby. Guns are true empowerment for the powerless.

I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.

As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive.