Whenever we dig down into the achievements of a creative artist, we invariably trace them to the beginning of all beginnings: labour.

It is only perfection in the foundations that can lead to mastery of the whole...'Talent is Work'

Marty, my mother used to say "Never get greedy with God." I think what she meant was "Don't dare ask for more if you already have what you need."

Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.

A heart can stop beating for a while, one can still live.

He returned my smile with a half grin. "So what do you blog about? Knitting? Puzzles? Being lonely?

The American people do not want ambassadorships or any other position handed out to save a party money.

I hope people can stop believing everything politicians say about Mexico and the United States, and the problems that we share.

The clouds appeared and went away, and in a while they did not try anymore.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

My records are basically a litany of complaints against the world, and I'm quite like that in real life as well.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground.