You are the sum total of everything you've ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it's all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

Nothing hurts more than realizing they meant everything to you, but you meant nothing to them.

I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry - writing at writing.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Life loves the liver of it. You must live and life will be good to you.

Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it.