Memoir is the art of inventing the truth.

Less is more.

Writing is thinking on paper.

Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and meaningless jargon.

Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit.

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

Thought is action in rehearsal.

A clear sentence is no accident.

If the nails are weak, your house will collapse. If your verbs are weak and your syntax is rickety, your sentences will fall apart.

If all we had were roses, would the thorns then be beautiful?

If you remain ‘insincere’ to one person, then that person will hold you back from going to moksha!

I can't live without a sense of humor. I need to be laughing and entertained at all times.

Old age: the crown of life, our play's last act.

See into life, don't just look at it

When in doubt, wear red.

We care about how many players you develop rather than how many trophies you win.

I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist.

I was never interested in anything, particularly. I didn't get through school. I was a layabout. So, I started working at a theater to earn some money, as a part-time job.

I have obsessed about my weight in some sort of way all my life. I used to write in my journal what I weighed every day.