Joan organizes our social life, and on weekends I follow her around.

Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition.

Writer's block? I've never heard of a plumber complain about plumber's block.

Very few of my books are about who stole the Maltese Falcon

Coincidence exists, but believing in it never did me any good.

The key to growing up well, is being tough enough.

I write five pages a day. If you would read five pages a day, we'd stay right even.

I really don't know what I am going to do in terms of what a book is going to be about until I actually start writing it!

I think at this stage in my life I have learned that there are any number of things that men will never know, and can never hope to know, about women.

For David Parker and Daniel Parker, with the respect and admiration of their father, who grew up with them.

You do the best you can and you deal with the consequences. It's all there is.

The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it.

The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear me.

When an animal dies, it gives you the chance to love another animal. That's an insightful and profound way to look at it.

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.

I'm going to be very happy, and then do everything I have time to do after that.

If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life.

Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on your natural gifts and desires.

There's no point in arguing with me- in my mind, I'm always right.

Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.

My experience has proved that a man who is running for office, and is not willing to make his honest opinions known to the public, either has no honest opinions or is not honest about them.