Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.

...no woman can love a weak man hard enough to make him strong.

When I got to the end of this play, I realized I was trying to make Angel do something that had not been justified by the characters and by their story . . .. I kept trying to force it, but that doesn't work. So I had to come to terms with what it meant for me to create a character who doesn't triumph.

But it is the fear, not the writing that defeats me. Everything is not a masterpiece.

Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.

Sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part is knowing a speech is not required. All you have to say is yes.

a lot of brothers don't understand. When it comes to making love, reciprocity is everything.