The good part of writing is where it gets out of your control and turns into something else. You look at it and think "Whoa, where did that come from? That wasn't what I meant to write, but it's more interesting than what I was intending. Which part of my subconscious or my experience did that come from?" Often the answer isn't clear, and often the line between fiction and fact isn't clear, either.

The best thing you've got going for you is individuality.

I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.

I'm sure every pattern has been covered, but it's nice to think you might dwell on some that other people don't.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I try to look for the good in everybody, regardless of the way they're labeled.

What I wanted to hear didn't exist, so it was necessary for me to go out and create it.