Why did the wise guys always accuse other people of being wise guys?

It doesn't matter how big the body, it's what you do with it.

Do I dare disturb the universe? Yes, I do, I do. I think. Jerry suddenly understood the poster--the solitary man on the beach standing upright and alone and unafraid, poised at the moment of making himself heard and known in the world, the universe.

I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

We all start out with the same alphabet. We are all unique. Talent is not the most important thing --- discipline and dedication are. Craft can be learned but desire and longing are innate. Despite the demands of school and just being young, try to write SOMETHING every day --- a description, a captured emotion, a simile, a metaphor. Read, for crying out loud! A writer must read the way a ball player must go to the ballfield every day to practice. Everything is possible in this world of ours--- and so's publication.

I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.

Everybody sins, Francis. The terrible thing is that we love our sins. We love the thing that makes us evil.