Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.

People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.

The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life.

I'm not a person who worries too much about what I've done.

As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.

I believe all literature started as gossip.

I don't want to die. I think death is a greatly overrated experience.