He believed nothing he was told and trusted no one.

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process

To the ancient Greeks the word, dikaiosini,justice was often synonymous with ekdikisis,vengeance.

Being poor is only romantic in books.

I wanted to make sure that the man who found the genie would not take terrible advantage of her, so he needed to be a person of integrity and honor - which is why I made the male lead an astronaut. The rest, as they say, is history.

the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment.

It's bEtter tO hAte me 4 whO i Am,thAn tO lUv 4 wAt i'm pretNdng tO bE.