He worshipped at the temple of her intellect and I believe it was a comfort to him to know that she left our world with it still shining.

It is not when a man is at the end of his life, but when a man is at the end of his profession, that his soul shows itself.

These writers take the essence of every person around them, turn them into books and stories without permission or even a simple thank-you, and want all the credit and glory for themselves.

exaggeration is the octopus of the English language

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print

People hate the idea of politicians, you see, but love the idea of authors, at least until they meet one.

Avoid the Holy Grail, the heroic journeys, the pursuit of a legend--that is not the life of the bookaneer, who must keep his eyes on the ground while other book people live by dreaming.

A man's library opens up his character to the world.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

A quality education grants us the ability to fight the war on ignorance and poverty.

But I was no longer sacared. I could see what was inside me. -Lindo

We can all learn from our failures. What I've learned is how much it hurts to fail.

Women's liberationists spread the word that the only peaceful family is one in which either the wife is enslaved or the husband is androgynous.

Once a film gets into production, the actors sometimes begin to have more input than a writer does.

Am I calm all the time? That is a question to ask my mother. I am very happy in my home. I have a good family, that gives me something extra.

Once you call something a story, it's set in stone. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end that can't be transformed, because by definition, if you do that, it's not the same story anymore

The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

Perception is all there is. If the customer think he's right, he's right.