I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

The most difficult part of writing a book is not devising a plot which will captivate the reader. It's not developing characters the reader will have strong feelings for or against. It is not finding a setting which will take the reader to a place he or she as never been. It is not the research, whether in fiction or non-fiction. The most difficult task facing a writer is to find the voice in which to tell the story.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t