Anyone at any age is able to tell the story of his or her life with authority.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

this is the weakness of most 'edifying' or 'propaganda' literature. There is no diversity...You cannot, in fact, give God His due without giving the devil his due also.

Whatever the mind can conceive it can achieve

When we dance, the journey itself is the point, as when we play music the playing itself is the point.

I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk.

Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through.

The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.

[T]he laws of quantum mechanics itself cannot be formulated ... without recourse to the concept of consciousness.

Never ever compete on prices, instead compete on services and innovation.

If you aren't taking a representative sample, you won't get a representative snapshot.

I wanted to be an author as far back as I can remember, mixed with occasional bouts of wanting to be a werewolf when I grew up. But mostly, when I daydreamed, it was about being an author.