Don't you know girls have to fool people every day of their lives if they want to get anywhere?

What's the use of stories that aren't even true?

A little bit of one story joins onto an idea from another, and hey presto, . . . not old tales but new ones. Nothing comes from nothing.

It takes courage to sit on a jury. How many of us want to decide the fate of another person's life or freedom? How many of us want to hold that kind of power in our hands?

All's well with thee if thou art in just hands.

One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

We live in a thinly veiled misogynistic society.

Only the ephemeral is of lasting value.

I remind myself that no one day of writing matters all that much. A story is built somewhat like a stalactite - one little drip of mud and grit at a time.

Virtue in distress, and vice in triumph make atheists of mankind.

Once you demonstrate to your team that you put them on the same plane of priority as yourself, you will create an environment, and a culture that will make your entire organization flourish.

Watching a Kubrick film is like gazing up at a mountaintop. You look up and wonder, how could anyone have climbed that high?

I love the idea that I'm the oldest one in the room because I can get away with anything!