I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.

Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.

Men are not against you, they are merely for themselves.

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.

An editor should have a pimp for a brother so he'd have someone to look up to.

Every man should be allowed to love two cities, his own and San Francisco

A book is never finished; it's abandoned.

He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.

Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.

News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.

Once we start writing with a pen, we are not allowed to erase our mistakes, we are forced to deal with it.

Through the "Strength" of one and his simple existence, there will be a transformation affecting many because of just one life.

A house doesn't become a home until love moves in.

Sweet meat must have sour sauce.

I dunno, around 11th grade, 12th grade I was just like "yeah. This is something I want to do". I was always known; I was always the rapper.

I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.

All students can learn.

I haven't been a leader - not at all.

Gold will not always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can get you gold.

I pay attention as much as I can. I try to surround myself with other women with magical powers and a lot falls under the heading "magical powers."