Pregnancy is the only time in a woman's life she can help God work a miracle.
Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to.
The law don't like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.
I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.
I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end.
For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.
I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.
I grew up doing martial arts, and it's one of these things where I always kind of liked acting, but I was never real serious about it.
The child shall become father to the man.
I have been to hell and back. I had a very, very bad nervous breakdown.
Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures.