When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.

I think I became [writer] despite myself - tricking myself into it, really.

The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale.

Use this day to do something daring, extraordinary and unlike yourself. Take a chance and shape a different pattern in your personal cloud of probability!

The world is shaped by two things — stories told and the memories they leave behind.

To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it. Don't be the one!

Patience is not a virtue. It is an achievement.