Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

Life without kids is like a camera without film.

No you sick, stupid creep, I love you. I shouldn't. I shouldn't. You're sick inside, Caine, sick! But I love you. - Diana

The world is a contradiction

Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.

Vegetables deplete soil. They're extractive. If soil has a bank account, vegetables make the largest withdrawals.

I don't want to die now!" he yelled. "I've still got a headache! I don't want to go to heaven with a headache, I'd be all cross and wouldn't enjoy it!

I like the challenges of doing different things. It keeps things fresh for me.

The N-word is one of the most contentious words in the English language.

If we're lucky we realize that life is really about family - your children, your family and your friends. Without that, the rest is hollow.

Prescription for writer’s block: fear of poverty.

Is the humanism intuitive or labored over?, the answer is: Yes. It begins intuitively, it becomes the reason for writing the thing, and then it's to be considered and fine-tuned and even calculated.