before men could speak they enjoyed confounding another with signsthey enjoyed this as much as a mirror enjoys an imageas much as the evening like a ship enjoys a sapphire grave

I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want an adorable pancreas?

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.

I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees.

I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.

Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell.

Details are our business as writers. Your heart leaps when you see a detail that can go somewhere

If I had to associate myself with one song, it would probably be Let Love Rule. It's so simple and to the point. It speaks for itself.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

I feel like the American years were my apprenticeship for doing a Bond movie.