There's nothing like stories on a windy night when folks have found a warm place in a cold world.

Drive away and try to keep smiling. Get a little rock and roll on the radio and go toward life with all the courage you can find and all the belief you can muster. Be true, be brave, stand.

Writers must be fair and remember even bad guys (most of them, anyway) see themselves as good—they are the heroes of their own lives. Giving them a fair chance as characters can create some interesting shades of gray—and shades of gray are also a part of life.

Hairstyles change, and skirt lengths, and slang, but high school administrations? Never.

The stories we hear in our childhood are the ones we remember all our lives.

The idea that America exists in a culture of violence is bullshit. What America exists in is a culture of Kardashian.

Money means I can support my family and still do what I love. Not very many people can say that in this world, and not many writers can say that.