I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.

I believe that the fragile-flower, idea-intolerant society of victimhood that is being cultivated in many colleges today is really bad.

Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out.

The verb "Garland" should be created. It would mean to unfairly put a stinking albatross around someone's neck, to make him unemployable.

The horrifying thing is that nearly half of America seems in synch with xenophobia and race-baiting.

Editorials are editorials. They a supposed to have an opinion, even a very strong one.

The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it right.

I once found myself driving, smoking a cigar, taking notes, and talking on the phone at the same time. I only became completely aware of this when I had to shift, and realized something had to give.

One thing I am learning from the kitten is that everything he is doing seems to be in preparation for murder.

I think Marco Rubio could never have recovered from revealing himself to be pathetic.

Every single fat comic uses his weight as a punchline. There is something sad about that.

When I lived here and woke up from the fog in my head, I would walk by myself to the grave site set aside for me, so that I could feel comfortable if I lived there after death.

It's like a fairy tale. . . on crack!

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

My mom used to tell me, 'I live every day of my life for you.' I understand that now. The older I get, the more I understand.

I'd like to write a history, maybe of the Reformation.

Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right.

The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it.

The truth is that our race survived ignorance; it is our scientific genius that will do us in.

Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues

Every time you make a movie you have to confront your fears.