"It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul."

“From the moment I start a new novel, life's just one endless torture. The first few chapters may go fairly well and I may feel there's still a chance to prove my worth, but that feeling soon disappears and every day I feel less and less satisfied.”

“The opposite of patience is not impatience, but unbelief.”

“If the Lord had meant us to pay income taxes, he'd have made us smart enough to prepare the return.”

“I absolutely want to have children, whether I have my own or adopt.”

Source : "Anna Kournikova And Enrique Iglesias Welcome Twins In Secret" by Cole Delbyck, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 18, 2017.

“Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out.”

“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.”

Source : "Rewatching the Queer Canon, Part 5: Fassbinder’s ‘Moons’ and ‘Querelle’" by Oliver Skinner, www.indiewire.com. April 8, 2014.

“Autobiographies, for the most part, to me, are like writing a love letter to yourself.”

“Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.”