“I have people in my life, of course. Some write; some don't. Some read; some don't. Some stare vacantly into space when I talk the geeky talk and walk the geeky walk, but they make killer chocolate chip pancakes and so all is forgiven.”

“Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority. ”

“You have made some notes, read some writing books, and done some research. Mostly what you've done is talk about writing a book. An idea for a book is not a book; it is a waste of time. There is no singular thing that makes someone a writer, but there is one thing that makes someone a joke--talking about writing a book without doing any work.”

“Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.”

“The trouble with forgiveness is that some people don't want to be forgiven.”

“And freedom? Oh, freedom. Well that's just some people talking. Your prison is walking through this world all alone.”