A southerner would fry a salad if he could figure out how.

It's a small town; everybody eats in the same cafe; everybody gets their hair cut in the same barber shop. That kind of community building, I think, begins to bridge those gaps.

In obstetrics and gynecology, the term abortionist is still a dirty word.

In life, most short cuts end up taking longer than taking the longer route.

Fight for your existence and when doing this, try to be just to others! You have no job other than this in this universe!

The eyes believe themselves the ears believe other people.

Years later I would hear my father say the divorce had left him dating his children. That still meant picking us up every Sunday for a matinee and, if he had the money, an early dinner somewhere.

I don't think lyrics need to be deep - just write whatever comes out of you. You don't need to find intense meaning in everything.

I'd always felt a man should marry later in life.

All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals.

I split my time between Santa Barbara and Aspen. I live on a pretty fast horse.

I want to seize fate by the throat.

I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.