I would like my books to stand as a tool to unbind children from expectations of poetry because it should free the child to self-expression and explo….

Poetry is a lyrical insinuation. Often, its melodic subtlety kisses the subconscious mind..

We have such a finite amount of hours on this planet, and there is just no excuse for living a mundane, predictable life in life..

Every one of us strives to be a better person; and if I am to contribute one thing of myself, it would be compassion..

If I cannot offer some relief to our world, if I cannot inspire our generation to join me, then I feel I am a complete waste of space. This constant ….

My mom makes this amazing little snack that, to this day, I still think about. It's pita bread wrapped with melted butter, feta cheese, and cucumbers….

We fall in love forever many times, and many times we die..

We're renting the space that we call Earth, so we may as well just go for it..

In the end we're all searching for our home, that one place where we belong..

I'm thinking like the character in order to be as authentic as I can. But after a while, how would I be able to cleanse myself from this unless I do ….

Acting is not a lofty performance; it is simply the source of becoming and existing transparently. Acting, I find, is the art of frothing to the surf….

My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity..

I need to be able to write a poem after every film and to kind of cleanse myself from the character because for about three months or so, I'm constan….

Although I was calm as a child, I had this restlessness about me–this need and hunger to create my own world. Poetry filled that void, and its words ….

It is the show that keeps giving. Every night it offers something to society, and it offered something to every one of us. It brought us all together….

I always have to do more to contribute to society..

I feel every medium of art needs to heal to some degree. It can't live in it's own void, and this came from my earliest experiences as a young refuge….

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession..

I would much rather sit, dimmed by inattention, and study the atmosphere and the silence and dance between people, but often times I’m not offered th….

My children's books are written on the belief that every child has a talent and a passion. Each story unfolds into an adventure of nurturing that con….

I feel it is our inherent duty as a humane society, above any intangible responsibility, to invest in our world's children's potential, passion and c….