Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and yearn

Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.

The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Two daiquiris withdrew into a corner of a gorgeous room and one told the other a lie.

Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.

I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.

Ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources.

That is our ‘pointed task. Love & die.

But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers.

This world is gradually becoming a place Where I do not care to be any more.

Who is considered as reputable in God’s language? The one who can do ‘world’s salvation’ just through his eyes!

TV is the place that writers want to be.

No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.

Heaven is purpose, principle, and people. Purgatory is paper and procedure. Hell is rules and regulations.

Magical realism as a declaration in the text is usually when someone can't speak and then they must be magically reinvigorated in some way.

Look...it's empty...as empty as a politician's promise!

When I say, 'We're a team,' the reason why I point that out is because at 'All My Children,' that's the mindset. They're a team. And I've said this to other people: They're like a united front.

So struggling for work here has been very good for me, but it's also been very hard to handle rejection.

When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

Stern Winter loves a dirge-like sound.