I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread

I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.

not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse.

people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin.

writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

great books are the ones we need

well, death says, as he walks by, I'm going to get you anyhow no matter what you've been: writer, cab-driver, pimp, butcher, sky-diver, I'm going to get you

I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me.

I tell you such fine music waits in the shadows of hell.

of one hundred movies there's one that is fair, one that's good and ninety eight that are very bad. most movies start badly and steadily get worse

animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that's why we get along

Once I pulled a job, I was so stupid. I picked a guy's pocket on an airplane and made a run for it.

I will rather be poor doing what I love, than to be rich hating what I do.

Current utility and historical origin are different subjects.

Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One to Whom it is directed.

The rich and powerful want to believe in their right to be rich and powerful, so they justify it by saying they are inherently superior to the poor and lowly.

I consider the piano my 'main' instrument and have been playing for as long as I can remember. It seems to me that I might have come up with something resembling a song as early as 4 or 5 years old.

I was really excited to try 3D and play with it really, again, experiment formally with that extra dimension.

A girl just asked for SAT scores good enough to get her into Yale. I think she was nine.

In the end is my beginning.

Concentrate on the essentials. We will then be accomplishing the greatest possible results with the effort expended.