There's a certain kind of lonely man who rejects love, because he believes that anyone who offers it wouldn't be a lover worth having.

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.

Imagine a man who stands before a mirror; a stone strikes it, and it falls to ruin all in an instant. And the man learns that he is himself, and not the mirrored man he had believed himself to be.

People don't want other people to be people.

Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real.

Knowledge is soon changed, then lost in the mist, an echo half-heard.

My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.

There is no limit to stupidity. - Space itself is said to be bounded by its own curvature, but stupidity continues beyond infinity.

Ambiguity is necessary in some of my stories, not in all. In those, it certainly contributes to the richness of the story. I doubt that thematic closure is never attainable.

Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later.

All time exists. That is the truth.... If the future did not exist now, how could we journey toward it? If the past does not exist still, how could we leave it behind?

Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes.

More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.

Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.

Kissing is what humans do when words have reached a place they can't escape from.

I started by writing, with my partner Ed Simmons, a monologue for Danny Thomas, that he performed at Ciro's nightclub in Los Angeles.

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.

The comments you'll get from a filmmaker about your performance are going to be very different. My writing workshop is about mixing it up, cross-pollinating, not only in genres but in occupations.

It makes no difference who or what you are, old or young, black or white, pagan, Jew, or Christian, I want to love you all and be loved by you all, and I mean to have your love.

Courtesy will be in my heart to give to all.