“He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.”

“Our dog, Comet, is a Lab/poodle mix. She's goofy and silly and sweet.”

“The craft of writing is all the stuff that you can learn through school; go to workshops and read books. Learn characterization, plot and dialogue and pacing and word choice and point of vie...”

“Somewhere, the zebra is dancing.”

“We too, must shatter the mirrors. We must look in to ourselves and root out the distortions until that thing which we know in our hearts is perfect and true, stands before us.”

“Inside each of us resides the truth, I began, the absolute truth. But sometimes the truth is hidden in a hall of mirrors. Sometimes we believe we are viewing the real thing, when in fact we...”

“Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.”

“[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”