I call prodigy all that is invented, all that begins to exist from the second it is conceived, it is the process not the results, the principle and not the fruits.
How lucky I am to have known someone who was so hard to say goodbye to
Be proud of who you are, and not ashamed of how someone else sees you.
Quitting smoking is rather a marathon than a sprint. It is not a one-time attempt, but a longer effort.
Fake friends are like shadows: always near you at your brightest moments, but nowhere to be seen at your darkest hour True friends are like stars, you don't always see them but they are always there.
Yes, it's rather funny, really, that next to no-one realized the snake that Harry set free in Philosopher's Stone turned out to be Voldemort's final Horcrux, Nagini.
In times of crisis, it is of utmost importance to keep one's head.
I am a loner by nature, and then I'm a writer, which makes me twice a loner.
I did 'Lone Star Love' in 2007 with Randy Quaid, and that was supposed to come to Broadway at the Belasco and a marquee went up and everything. . . and it all fell apart, and that marquee came right down, and we got severance pay. And, it was very sad.
Feeling earthquakes was part of growing up, and also preparing for them: doing earthquake drills, or having earthquake supplies. The looming feeling was part of my life. My experience of earthquakes has always been more the fear of them, or the possibility.
A friend will give you immediate feedback and that will be that friend's opinion. An analyst often remains quiet and you hear what you've said and you gain your own insight.