I don't like writing with real people in mind.

It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.

And I admit it: there's a rather dirty thrill when 700 people laugh at a joke you've written.

Apparently the show happens even if I'm not there. Who knew?

Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now.

You take my imperfections and you love them divine.

Any time you can create something that gets to a large audience is fantastic. And television still gets you to a huge audience.

In this life, such things as service in the Church, including missionary service, all of this is available to anyone who is true to covenants and commandments.

It's important to keep the eccentric spirit alive, because when that goes, the work will go.

I don't want people to be afraid of health or illness or mortality, because it's a natural part of life.

You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.