If I need something, I'll invent it.

The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.

The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.

I'm actually a softie. Tough guys get killed too early... I've got a full head of hair and don't wear eyeglasses.

Inspiration is an empty bank account.

Mike Hammer drinks beer because I can't spell Cognac.

Nobody reads a book to get to the middle.

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

I have no fans. You know what I got? Customers. And customers are your friends.

I dont like any of them, because they don't read the books. In Kiss Me Deadly my story is better than his story. Anthony Quinn played in The Lond Wait and he didn't read the book either.

The future is a direction, not a destination.

My darling little girl-child after such a long and troublesome waiting I now have you in my arms. I am alone no more I have my baby.

To harbor spiteful feelings against ordinary people for not being heroes is possible only for narrow-minded or embittered man.

Frequently people just vote for the party out of power because they're disappointed or angry at what is happening at the moment.

Be entirely tolerant or not at all; follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you possess.

Michele Bachmann is always a great person to go to for an opinion about anything. She has a very active and interesting mind.

I was never actually signed to the label; I was just the annoying rapper that was always around at the studio sessions.

I definitely find the technical aspects of post-production generally quite overwhelming.

It must be shown that self-seeking is out of fashion, and that the world is moving on to a larger conception of living.

I feel the sexiest when I'm on stage with the Dolls because I feel like nothing can touch me. Although I want to touch everyone in some way.