"Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even in a good story, the writer runs into problems. So the act of writing always includes problem solving."

“If you haven't fought for your life for something you want, you don't know what's life all about.”

Source : Robert Stone (1997). “Dog Soldiers”, p.182, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“The Kindle is just the razor. The books are the blades - ka-ching!”

Source : "The Kindle: Good Before, Better Now". www.nytimes.com. February 24, 2009.

“I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of faith, love of family, love of country. I took pride in our Italian American heritage and to be the first woman speaker of the House and the first Italian American speaker of the House, it's quite thrilling for me.”

“He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also.”

“I know the Bible isn't real because it never once mentions me.”

“We have blacks and whites, Jews and Arabs, Serbs and Croats, and Filipinos and Vietnamese here. At the end of the day, everyone is each other's brother.”

“I thought I would try my hand at sailing. It was too small and kept sinking, so I decided to try a boat instead.”

Source : "Moby (No Last Name Given)". Book by Arthur M. Jolly, 2014.

“I just want to do good work.”