I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so I don't know what's funny about a character... This happens to be a feature of my life generally.

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

I have been vain since birth.

Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine!

I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.

I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its students."]

Cayse you left a jagged hole.And I can' stand it any more.

You never finish writing a novel, you eventually abandon it.

I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.

I don't know why I go to extremes.

The devil's one object is so to depress God's people that he can go to the man of the world and say: There are God's people. Do you want to be like that?

The bottom line is just that Rickey Henderson was my favorite player. His flair, his style-the key word is impact-he's an impact player.

I've never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.

The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient.

Have different people in your fold. Have cross-disciplinary collaborations.