A pet rock is a serious commitment and too much responsibility for a ten year old to handle on his own

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

Human nature provides the lyrics, and we novelists just compose the music.

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

Sometimes you need to live with a painting for a while. Starting a painting can be easy, but finishing it... that's the skill of the painter, how you finally know when it's done.

Two things are aesthetically perfect in the world - the clock and the cat.

Always pack your uniform on top.

Censorship is a strange situation. There was times when people would burn books because they didn't like what people were doing.

My experiences at Princeton have made me far more aware of my 'blackness' than ever before.

There is no conclusive proof that nicotine's addictive... And the same thing with cigarettes causing emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease.

Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.