I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

We took such care of tomorrow, but died on the way there.

I'm a writer. I write checks. Mostly fiction.

In any miracle, chase the causation back far enough and eventually you'll find yourself irrepressibly singing in praise of the marvelous goodness of God's creation.

Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.

My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality.

I assume I don't need an introduction.

I remember I was so crabby in my third trimester - I got gestational diabetes because I'd been acting like I was in a one-woman pie-eating contest.

Most of the utopian community ideas actually are religious. They're based more on the idea of the monastery than the commune.

It's so bizarre, I'm not scared of snakes or spiders. But I'm scared of butterflies. There is something eerie about them. Something weird!