A mere chronicle of observed events will produce only journalism; combined with a sensitive memory, it can produce art.

The short story ... is the most democratic of all the arts; anyone may tell a story, and if it is an absorbing one someone will listen.

It is in writing of the emotions that style becomes most individual, in moments of passion, betrayal, of life and death.

One remembers different persons differently, some by the impact they have made on our emotions, and others by the impression they leave in our minds.

Writing is not hard work, it is simply an obsession.

Hope is that great spirit that grant us courage to stay determined.

You should never apologize for existing, Lev. Not even to all those people out there who wish you didn't.

Somebody should have warned the Trojans. Beware of gifts bearing Greeks.

I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined.

It's more about the stuff you think about when you're getting from place to place on a bicycle than it is about actually riding the bicycle.

Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.

I've only ever met one woman who actually was a prostitute of her own free will. She didn't have a pimp. She could pick and choose her customers. That's so rare.

Studies show American students are becoming less proficient in math. Experts say we should have seen this coming, but nobody could put 2 and 2 together.

169 House Democrats signed a letter to the President-elect [Donald Trump] urging him to "rescind this appointment [of Steve Bannon ] immediately."

My art is a form of restoration in terms of my feelings to myself and to others.