The fancy that extraterrestrial life is by definition of a higher order than our own is one that soothes all children, and many writers.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Anything does not exist until it is created. You create it

Your words determine who you are and who you want to be.

Meddling is the evil, not indifference.

When I first became an actress, I expected to do regional and classical theater; I just love the whole creative process.

Now, we're Americans. Technically, who is from this country? Only the Indians, who we graciously let dwell on their native casinos.

Prepare yourself so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud.

Pollution is merely a resource that isn't being used properly.

The comics I've talked to have varied styles as stand-ups, but the throughline is that it's the most intense thing they've ever done.

Oh God, it's her, run!