It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.

...if you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone.

Most of us all walk around as if we're sleepwalking. We really don't experience the world fully, because we're half-asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.

When you are an outcast, even a tossed stone can be cherished.

Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.

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.

Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge.