A writer can make a fortune in America, but he can't make a living.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I'm one of the world's great rewriters.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home.

If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

I want to rekindle the inner fire that is burning in you. I want it to come out to take away the darkness.

Eternity is the Absolute present.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

There isn’t anything I have to be afraid of, love is the answer.

I must be an anorexic because an anorexic looks in the mirror and sees a fat person.

Today was a reality check. Yesterday's rally was over-exuberant.

Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.

The criterion for judging whether a movie is successful or not is time.

The most magical moments for me come from the little ones in elementary school. They ask adorable and meaningful questions.

My uncle used to sit me on his lap and play "ventriloquist", only I wasn't wearing pants.