A lot of people fail to succeed in life because they see temporary negative situations as permanent conditions in their lives.

Interior decorating is a rock-hard science compared to psychology practiced by amateurs.

Why do I spend every moment with you thinking about why I did not go in the opposite direction when I had the chance?

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done.

Love and hate, despite their polar opposites, are both feelings that are induced by passion. I can handle that. It's the indifference I don't know how to process.

I like good food and decent wine as much as Roy Jenkins does, but I keep quiet about it.

One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not.

I was 22 when JFK was murdered, and I will never recover from it... Never.

Mortars and artillery don't discriminate against gender.

Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild combination with heavy sacrifices.