“I do a first draft as passionately and as quickly as I can. I believe a story is valid only when it's immediate and passionate, when it dances out of your subconscious. If you interfere in any way, you destroy it.”
“That’s when I first learned that it wasn’t enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it.”
“I believe that, with anything in life, if you have the patience, desire and passion, you can do whatever you set your mind to.”
“Only when a book is written out of passion is there much hope of its being read with passion.”
“When we first believe we think we can do it all; our passion is so strong. But after a time we start to learn that passion doesn't equal strength, and our sinful nature rears its ugly head.”
“You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams.”