It is generally admitted, and very frequently proved, that virtue and genius, and all the natural good qualities which men possess, are derived from their mothers.

The greater the fool the better the dancer.

Faith is then a choice we make, making faith an attitude that leads to action.

While every chapter should have goals to further the plot and delve our readers deeper into our world, there must be one goal above all else: Emotional Impact.

It seemed to her as though everything that was good and true had been blasted out of the world. All those things had been crushed destroyed made to disappear.

Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.

There is one thing in life that you can always rely on: life being as it is.

I try to please myself. I don't try to anticipate what people want to see.

Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.

If there is an exotic woman it's always a terrorist role.

Good mathematicians see analogies. Great mathematicians see analogies between analogies.

I always have to presume that each movie is my last movie because I never know if I'll get money again.