Amateurs Practice Until They Get It Right.

There Will Be Many Times In Your Lives--- At School, And More Particularly When You Are A Grown Up---when People Will Distract Or Divert You From What Needs To Be Done. You May Even Welcome The Distraction. But If You Use It As An Excuse For Not Doing What You Suppose To Do, You Can Blame No One But Yourself. If You Truly Wish To Accomplish Something, You Should Allow Nothing To Stop You, And Chances Are You'll Succeed.

My Sense Of The Family History Is Somewhat Sketchy, Because My Mother Kept A Great Deal To Herself.

Be A Part Of All That Is Decent And Be An Ambassador For The Kind Of World That You Want To Live In.

Because I Come From The Theater, I Use The Images Of The Theater And Of Movies A Great Deal When I Write. I See The Story In My Head. I Have To Break Down The Outline Of A Story First. I Have To Know Where I'm Going. Usually I Have A Good Beginning And A Good Ending, And Then I Think, "now I Have To Find My Way Through It."

Behaving Like A Princess Is Work. It's Not Just About Looking Beautiful Or Wearing A Crown. It's More About How You Are Inside.