"Fame is neither something to value nor to view as a threat."

"Truth is not a stereotype."

"Explore your own peace."

"In the end, we begin."

"Reading sparks writing."

"You have to validate yourself first, and then you will receive the much-deserved healing validation from the rest of the world."

"Love is the key to everything. Love your life."

"Good food warms the heart and feeds the soul."

"Screw chocolate. A good steak is where it's at."

"The gift of knowledge is empowering, but the gift of wisdom is life-changing."

"Novelist by day, screenwriter by night."

"All art is a form of vulnerability because at least part of the artist goes into the piece."

"A great story is impossible to forget."

"Love is a dance."

"We are the thoughts we choose to keep."

"At the end of your story, you get down to the purity of it all. It's like distilling something."

"Anytime I was denying my inner self, I knew absolutely nothing."

"Be the spark."

"Give all of life's oxygen to the fire that is your soul."

"Lighten up. Brighten up. Smile."

"Allow your mood to be sweet and your day will be sweet too."

"When your heart is open, your eyes see the beauty that is all around you."

"A masterpiece does not unfurl its wings immediately. It takes time. It will fly when it is ready."

"There is magic in the old and magic in the new, the trick is to successfully combine the two."

"Storytelling answers questions and solves mysteries."

"How you feel after watching something indicates not what you watched but where you are at."

"The world is a woven basket. Every stitch counts."

"Don't confuse the darkness that's leaving with the light that's coming in."

"Creativity is divine."

"It's always more than just a story."

"Live in the now and the how will take care of itself."

"That which is cool is driven by the soul."

"Be the best you."

"We encounter truth within."

"The world is with you."

"Whatever you do, let it be lovely."

"Find what speaks to your energy and live it."

"The greatest artists see what is invisible to the masses."

"Don't just raise the bar. Raise the roof."

"Open your arms to the world."

"Don't let the poison of the past spoil a fruitful future."

"The only thing a closed book is good for is a table that wobbles. Be an open book."

"Art is everywhere."

"Love is the universal language."

"Rocks and minerals: the oldest storytellers."

"Greatness is achieved through kindness, compassion, and love."

"Cry while writing it, and readers will cry while reading it."

"Your life is a story. Write the one you want to read."

"Your life should reflect your heart."

"In love there is truth, and in truth there is peace."