“Write bravely but for goodness sakes, use chapters.”

“The grass may be greener on the other side, but will the sky be as blue?”

“Being discouraged is natural but giving up is not an option.”

“ Alessandra wrote:To label this book "Dr. Seuss" is too much.He never yet wrote it, nor genius it touched.It's flat, it's pedantic, it leaves children bored,The very things Teddy S. Geisel abhorred.Go read some real Dr. Seuss if you wish.Let these hand-puppet zombies drone on about fish.”

“Now and then in life, love catches you unawares, illuminating the dark corners of your mind, and filling them with radiance. Once in awhile you are faced with a beauty and a joy that takes your soul, all unprepared, by assault.”

“The sunIs a leaping fireToo hotTo go near,But it will stillLie downIn warm yellow squaresOn the floorLike a flatQuilt, whereThe cat can curland purr.”

“Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself”