Actually, I love trying to figure out why certain books become hits while others, which may be just as good, have trouble finding an audience.

The main thing I wanted to say, and thankfully it’s what most people say they get out of the book, is simply an acknowledgement that we do affect each other in ways we can’t predict.

No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.

You can hear rumors. But you can't know them.

You can't stop the future You can't rewind the past The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.

I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming.

And at some point, the struggle becomes too much-too tiring-and you consider letting go. Allowing tragedy... or whatever... to happen.

You can't go back to how things were. How you thought they were. All you really have is...now.

Everything...affects everything

After all, how often do we get a second chance?

In the end....everything matters.

If something needs to be done, do it. If something needs to be said, say it.

No man thinks the same story when looking at a photo because every mind lived a different story!

An absurd thing may drive us crazy, but this would be golden path to reach reality beyond our wisdom and imagination.

The caretaker needs to be taken care of, in wages and benefits. Not enough emphasis is put on the importance of these caretakers.

The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.

Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius crater for an inkstand!

I think [my kids] are runners. They definitely have the background. I try to help them as much as I can.

Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.

Any time some politician tells you it's not about the money, it's about the money.

The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.