You never know which people will affect your life.

After my years in Hollywood, I got tired of apologizing for work that really wasn't mine to begin with.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.

Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work, risk, and fear.

Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.