Take what people give you. Drink their milkshakes.

I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway.

I usually learn more from the situations I hate than the ones I love.

All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden knives in the world couldn't protect you from the truth.

Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That's what life's all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.

Hardest thing: creating something out of nothing - the first draft is torturous.