The most important elements of faith [are] believing in something bigger than yourself, taking care of those less fortunate than you.

My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.

But common sense has no place in first love and never has.

Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.

When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.

Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but precious thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine?

The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.