“Never judge a person until you've walked a mile in their busted up shoes and haven't had any money for medication for two weeks.”

“When you have nothing left to lose, it's easy to dive deep into those deep, dark hidden places and write your truth. I'm there.”

“What do you want to write? What gets your goat? What irks you to no length? If you could change the world with words, what would they be?”

“Why do writers write? Why do actors act? Why do painters paint? It doesn't pay much, unless you're very successful. It's who we are.”

“I had a very funny and depressing talk with my seventy-four-year-old mother. I decided, she doesn't have a bucket list - she has a kick-the-bucket list.”

“I'm really just playing when I write. I feel like I'm a kid again. I want my characters to do and say things like when I played with dolls!”

“Can I possibly be a good writer if I'm not healed form the story I'm telling? Will I be able to go deep enough if people find out the truth?”

“Every artist needs canvass, mine just happens to be Microsoft Word and a Thesaurus.”

“It's okay to be crazy as long as you keep writing and are happy.”

“It's simply impossible for me to filter my thoughts and feelings. I tell it from my point of view. I'm an open book.”

“I would say about 80% of my writing (including posts and blogs), has to do with unresolved anger and that's just fine with me”