It is no fun at all to have been writing a book for seven or so years, especially when you've never published anything before.

People thought becoming an adult meant that all your acts had consequences; in fact it was just the opposite.

To my parents, writing seemed precarious and not the best idea.

I'm just kind of really interested in athletes as artists of a pretty serious variety and people who devote themselves to what they do in a really incredible way.

You don't have to even see the common man anymore if you don't want to! Only through the telescope on your yacht.

It was strange the way he loved her; a side long and almost casual love, as if loving her were simply a matter of course, too natural to mention.

It's very hard right now to be a pro sports fan. The economics of this stuff is abysmal.

... people loved to suffer, as long as the suffering made sense. Everybody suffered. The key was to choose the form of your suffering.

I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming.

Most writers, most books, you have no idea whether it was a dollar or a million dollars.

The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.

Don't worry about what others think of you. It doesn't matter as long as you have your own Convictions and are proud of what you do.

Do not allow hate to consume you. Live a life of love.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man but for one man who can stand prosperity there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Perfection is out of the question.

Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.

If you just stop and think, baby, honey, love is a funny thing. Whatever you put in, thats what you expect to gain.

People in the countryside carry a sense of dignity. They wear it, don't they? Like a badge? I'm being genuine.

Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of.

Axl [Rose] is not the type of person to make something up. So I was sort of shocked that he went that direction. That caused me a lot of problems.

Government restrictions are attractive to people who want to impose their pet notions without having to count the costs.