I'm hoping that these series, that originally aired in the 80's and 90's, prove to be as entertaining online and on portable devices as they were when first broadcast on network television.

Since I was the stupidest kid in my class, it never occurred to me to try and be perfect, so I've always been happy as a writer just to entertain myself. That's an easier place to start.

Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.

I can write a book in probably three months.

I love 'Dexter.' The dark sense of humor is wonderful.

hate isn't healthy, it damages the hater more than the one who's hated!

Losses are comparative only imagination makes them of any moment.

When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal.

There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom.

The only kind of water that should fly through the air is rain.

Cleveland is really good about recognizing its artists because of the Arts Council.

My line of vision was such that the creature filled the moon like a fossil. It had gone there, I thought, to live and die, for there, of all places, was its small definition made whole and eternal

Silence is a form of communication, too. Sometimes less is more.

Everyone brings their own perceptions when reading a book about a real person. At the end they will take away whatever they wish.

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.