A soldier never dies. His blood makes the grass green for his children.

Memory has no power but what the soul chooses to make of it.

Books don't prattle. Books don't make demands. Yet they give you everything they possess. It's a very satisfying partnership.

Loyalty never put blood back in a man's veins.

Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.

There is a huge college about how men and women interact with each other after marriage. But people get married without learning.

Always let life be wild. Forever have life be interesting.

They want your sons.”“My–? But I don’t… ew!

Strong could be dealt with—but crazy? Oh no. You never knew what the crazy were going to do.

But was the woman's death the tragedy, or her life?

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

Religion is indeed woman's panoply; no one who wishes her happiness would divest her of it; no one who appreciates her virtues would weaken her best security.

American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or nothing.

I just wanted to be a good comic and had no sense of show business, but at some point you want the opportunity to write a show about your life.

The older a woman gets, the more invisible you become.