George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.

An artist is his own fault.

Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.

Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.

In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.

But whats the use of being old if you cant be dumb?

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

Nothing Happens for the First Time

If one could always predict the future, this person would soon be the saddest being on earth, for it cannot be surprised nor could it stop thinking of making a difference.

This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live for.

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

The future of marketing is not about technology

Time - whether you are burning it up or falling in love or spreading it out thin in a dentist's waiting room - is a commodity that cannot be weighed out and measured by clocks.

I have a point of view. You have a point of view. God has view.

What I make isn't about me. It's about sharing my story; it's about someone being connected to what I'm saying.

Never believe anyone who tells you that you don't deserve what you want.