Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest of us got?

The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter than they are.

I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made in the first impact the last.

No matter how long you spend at creation, you're always a student.

Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively.

Hollywood is a deeply odd place. There are so many factors that have to go perfectly, so many schedules and visions that have to snap together for a film even to be made, much less be good.

I'm always geeking out about something.

He never realized how noisy American silence was until all the gadgets died.

...thinking all this maximalism would somehow generate happiness?

Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!

I have been a voracious reader for years.

The phrase "think for one's self" is a pleonasm. Unless one does it for one's self, it isn't thinking.

The player who puts the ball through the hoop has ten hands.

I want to stay in the moment and enjoy the great things that are happening.

Life is better when you share it.

I was 11 or 12 years old when I first saw 'Reservoir Dogs.' I remember after I saw that film, I kept renting it from the video store because I wanted all of my friends to see it.