Bringing you closer to the fragile edge of living is the job of a writer.

You are a writer when your overwhelming need to tell a story outweighs your fear of ridicule.

As a writer, self-doubt is useless. Get rid of it, rip it out like a weed and compost it.

Feeding the poor will not eradicate poverty, but feeding the mind with true education will.

Heroes make us smile because they not only rescue us outwardly, but inwardly too.

Liberty is dangerous, as hard to get along with as it is exciting.

The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?

The word love has become so devalued, we have to put words in front of it, like 'unconditional'.

The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth.

Republics, one after another . . . have perished from a want of intelligence and virtue in the masses of the people. . . .

I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.

My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.