I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.

Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.

Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships.

Craftsmanship isn't like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it's empty. No, the more drawn out the more remains.

Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.

He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail.

The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.

Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good?

Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.

Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.

So you, too, like fruitcake? (RW on meeting Lenin in Zurich during World War I.)

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.

Be an evangelist with your excellence.

His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.

A diverse and lively collection, the highest art of the interview.

If I have to write by a certain time, I can pull through, but usually I just let stuff happen, hanging out with comic friends - or bringing a basic idea on stage and seeing if it goes anywhere.

If you don't want to work weekends, don't.

Even in acting, when I watch an actor who I find to be so truthful in their craft, or a musician who gets up there and sings so truthfully - I like that.