There were so many of these moments that could never be captured accurately, even in the camcorder, only in the heart..

Anyone of any age, any race, any background, any education - if they write an interesting enough book - can become a published author. What it takes ….

Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example, I may see ….

If it doesn't sweat, jiggle, or pant, it's not alive..

You don't have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know..

I can never understand why people who have not seen me for a while ask if I am still writing. They might as well ask me if I am still breathing..

The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanic….

I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the m….

When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home..

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say..

It's all right to have secrets, ... as long as you don't have any secrets from yourself..

…and I’m thinking how nothing is as simple as you guess-not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. But the good part i….

An idea in the head is like a rock in the shoe; I just can't wait to get it out..

We all have found ourselves in awkward, embarrassing situations, often brought on by ourselves - thinking we are saying something clever, for example….

One way to tell if you're really comfortable with a person is if you can be quiet together sometimes and not feel awkward. If you don't feel obligate….

Why is life so complicated....?' I asked. 'To keep us from being bored,' he said..

We all have our own battles to fight, and sometimes we have to go it alone. I'm stronger than you think, you'd be surprised..

Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?.

Happiness is wanting what you have..

The Three Cs, I told myself. When you're not Comfortable with it, it's not a Compliment, it's Creepy..

Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do..