The good thing about being in someone else's apartment is it's so much easier to leave than it is to get someone out.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Temporary, but excruciating, pain is the price of healing.

I could be the drumbeat in your chest like madness before a storm swirling restlessly.

Every joy is like a piece of mirror: always reflecting..

Your thoughts, beliefs, and interpretations filter how you see everything in your world—and here is the clincher—you get to choose!

My goal was to make New Jersey's state government a model for all other states to emulate, hopefully thereby to stem, or at least slow down, the flow of power to the federal government.

One day Boudin said to me, 'Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.' I took his advice.

I opened up a frozen-yogurt business out of college. I didnt finish college; I went halfway, and then I worked for Joel Silver, the producer, as a driver for a year.

I have to thank my mum for kicking me out at 16 and making me stand on my own two feet - that's how I got here.

My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy

My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers.