Don't seek to be published, seek to be read.

What words are in you that can change the world?

I will do this. Nothing in my life matters except this. No moment of my life exists except this moment. I am born in this moment, and if I fail, I will die in this moment.

How much wrong have we done unintentionally, meaning the best

One of the things about a great team is that the whole exceeds the sum of its partners.

This war is going to be full of women who fall in love with men they'll never see again. All we do is say goodbye over and over.

I've always been the type to fall in love fast and, with every boyfriend, I plan out my wedding in my head.

Writing a portable OS is not much harder than a nonportable one, and all systems should be written with portability in mind these days.

Some people don't want to be morally consistent. They just want to be tied to their one issue.

The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain

I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.

People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception.

O Black and unknown bards of long ago, How came your lips to touch the sacred fire?

I let it ring. I wanted to breathe for a few minutes, and I could think of nothing that couldn't wait. Besides, I had paid almost $50 for an answering machine. Let it earn its keep.

Anyone in the United States today who isn't paranoid must be crazy.