A Bully by Any Other Name
“Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, bra...
“Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, bra...
“ In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued—they may b...
“ There is nothing more certain and unchanging than uncertainty and change.” John F. Kennedy I had an epiphany this week. T...
“ From a little spark may burst a flame.” Dante Alighieri Show up. I’ve heard myself say these words over and over, and y...
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has .” Epictetus This...
“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks .” Dr. Seuss Reading, or rather concentrating ...
“ Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” Socrates I ask a lot of questions in my voracious need to understand people, circumst...
“ Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca Typically we take a breath, maybe two. That laidback ...
“ Books are something social—a writer speaking to a reader—so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social eve...
“ What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined—to strengthen each other—to be at one wit...
“ Change Your Leaves, Keep In Intact Your Roots.” Victor Hugo We started the Whistler Writers Festival nineteen years ago i...
“ The story of life is quicker than a blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.” Jimmy Hendrix I’ve been here f...
“ The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not worshipped; it is our future in which we will find our greatness.” P...
“ Writing is a struggle against silence.” Carlos Fuentes I never know where I’m going to find inspiration or if I’m even go...
“ Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.” John Updike In looking at the written work of...
“ Tradition does not mean to look after the ash, but to keep the flame alive.” Jean Jaur?s We are celebrating Easter this w...
“ Out of routine comes inspiration.” Mark Kostabi I’m about to tell you something you already know. I like routine. It’s ho...
“ I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.” Frida Kahlo I’ve had a tough time writing of late. Th...
“ Make use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.” Epictetus “So are you going to do it all in a day and...
“ Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.” Plato I’m a news junkie. This won’t come as a surprise to anyo...
Using headlines pulled from actual newspapers as chapter headings in my new novel Finding Callidora wasn’t even my idea. It ...
“ If we don’t believe in free expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all. ” Noam Chomsky I typically se...
“ Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. ” Ray Bradbury As many of you know I’ve s...
“ I can’t write without a reader. It’s like a kiss—you can’t do it alone.” John Cheever “I don’t typically like author readi...