What I love about writing is the contradictions we all embody as human beings.

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'

If you're in a relationship and you try to trust somebody who's completely untrustworthy, when trust is the basis of any relationship and everyone else says not to trust, is love transformative.

Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.

Always write from your gut, no matter what the project is.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.