All art points to others with whom the writer argues about what is . . . He must have models with which to agree . . . or outright oppose . . . for Nature seems to remain silence.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

My writing is a lens into the possibilities of the American experience.

I found my way to make my peace with the recent past by turning it into WORD.

All films are born free and equal.

The combat [with ISIS] on the ground must be done by Muslim troops with our support. We must not get involved in perpetual warfare in the Middle East.

The foxglove, with it's stately bells Of purple, shall adorn thy dells.

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

Sometimes, in that darkness, there is a single act of love, some selfless gesture, an aspiration, and we see that it's not been all waste, all hopeless, and we can ... well ... go on.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.

Put on the company hat.

Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.