An author’s strong belief and enthusiasm will affect the writing of the book and often the publisher’s commitment to it.

A writer who’s a pro can take on almost any assignment, but if he or she doesn’t much care about the subject, I try to dissuade the writer, as in that case the book can be just plain hard labor.

Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, -One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never.

I wish I had done everything on earth with you

One dark night the skeletons that they had carefully hidden in an obscure closet appeared, grabbed them around the throat, and strangled them.

I really believe that with a little bit of information, kids can make a big difference.

I find I don't need to be polished. I feel that you have to keep it real, and that's the best way to go.

I have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It's an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive.

I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater.

The fence and the boundary line are the symbols of the spirit of justice. They set the limits upon each man's interest to prevent one from taking advantage of the other.

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so I didn't see too much.