There's no environment. Use your imagination. There's no fourth wall whether it's the first time you've told this story about her life or the sixth time.

I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or profile a subject - skills that I assumed would be useless when it came to fiction. It was from my imagination that the characters in my story would emerge.

What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself and your growth and development first.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first an ideal with takes the imagination by storm and second a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first rather than the heart it being much more sensitive.

First comes thought then organization of that thought into ideas and plans then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning as you will observe is in your imagination.

If a dog doesn't put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesn't happen you are only keeping an animal.

Well it's a humor strip so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if in addition I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me so much the better.

The first glass is for myself the second for my friends the third for good humor and the forth for my enemies.