The shackles of belief, when reinforced by fear, are difficult to break free from and rarely done.

The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.

The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it's kind of the same as being president of the United States - it's not gonna happen.

The most important story we'll ever write in life is our own-not with ink, but with our daily choices.

People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.

Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.

Only those who never step, never stumble.