Even if you're the worst writer in the world, at least you'll have the evidence.

Life is a sandwich of activity between two periods of bed-wetting.

Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.

That's part of fiction, creating a world better than the one you live in.

Cholesterol to go with alcohol; all the bad things in English-speaking life end in -ol.

Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?

I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul.

I don't know any more about America than one knows being trapped in it.

Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.

Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.

If I tell you that I have robbed a bank, prepare the correct reaction.

Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.

God always seems bigger to those who need him most. And suffering is the tool he uses to help us need him more.

Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him.

If it weren't for people like the people in Berkeley, standing up for what they believe, we'd be living under Hitler.

PIO card holders- they have lot of visa issues. We decided they will get lifelong visa.

Don't think. The worst songs I've ever written happen when I think.

Whatever adventure you are into, whatever you are doing, your attention should be on your spirit.

I have a theory that children remember two things-when you weren't there and when they threw up.

Even if you do make tons of new friends,” I told him, “try not to forget where you came from, okay?

Beauty is the flower of chastity.