Good writing is rewriting.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

Love was not enough to fight or I was not worth to fight.

Do not lower your expectations in order to avoid hurt. Instead, keep your expectations high and learn to tackle with disappointments.

When I need to cry, I think of very sad things, mostly about animals.

When lies have been accepted for some time, the truth always astounds with an air of novelty.

Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader.

The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us.

Success goes thus invariably with a certain plus or positive power: an ounce of power must balance an ounce of weight.

I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.

Your private life, exposed, has a lingering effect on your mind and your game.