I'm not sure I have the physical strength to undertake a novel.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

Kissing power is stronger than will power.

Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself.

For three years, I had embarrassing haircuts.

History's long arc is different than the today's headlines.

Hollywood is called Hollywood, but holly doesn't grow there. Right from the start it's based on a lie. But it's a very seductive lie, and we're still entranced by it.

I usually write songs when I'm in a car by myself and it's usually dangerous because I'm writin' and drivin' at the same time.

I was carrying Jackie Stewart's bag! Formula One was pretty much the same back then.

An acid is like a woman: a good one will eat through your pants.

For the most part, only the light characters travel. Who are you that have no task to keep you at home?