... I distrust manifest knowledge.

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.

People will never get in touch with democracy. It's always surrounded by bodyguards.

You can't judge a man by the way he reacts when things go right, but by the way he reacts when things go wrong.

As a veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use.

Jesus was a doer, and not only a talker. He led the way by example. He showed us how to live and minister to others.

When something really comes from the soul, I think it has a truth that you cannot find in politics.

Many an irritating fault, many an unlovely oddity, has come of a hard sorrow.

The music of Bach is without doubt the most sacred gift to the world of art.

The music comes first. It will always be first

I'm for anything that lets writers stretch, in or out of their series.

For maximum impact, listen more and speak less.