“Every great novel begins with a single word. One word, followed by another and another and another. Sentences forming paths to that dream.”

“For me, writing is just as much a choice as breathing. I can quit anytime I want, but not starting again would prove fatal.”

“No person, relationship, or religion should complete you. They can enhance whatever is already there, but completion of the self comes from within, not from anything beyond that.”

“Insanity runs in my family, but somehow we've always managed to track it down and catch it again.”

“Every great novel begins with a single word. One word, followed by another and another and another. Sentences forming paths to that dream.”