“if you copy from one author, it’s plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it’s research.”

“I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.”

“Stealing from one author is plagiarism; from many authors, research.”

“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”

“Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.”

“If it’s a pure expression of yourself no matter what it is or what medium, it’s going to shine. It’s going to resonate. You could look inside of yourself and you could have a canvas and you could paint a dot in it, but if that is where your creative purpose is taking you then it needs to be that dot.”

“(Aiden) “Sam, honey, I can smell your scent when you’re at the other end of your house, on a different floor. I can feel your heartbeat in my head. Your blood … it’s in me, Sam, enriched from the meals I cook for you with my own hands. Believe me, baby, I’ll know you’re there. And I will never hurt you.”