Mrs. Bonneville never buckled her seat belt, even though it was required by state law; an ardent libertarian, she opposed government meddling in all matters of personal choice.

Like Richard Price and the late, great Elmore Leonard, Matt Burgess is one of those cool, quick and funny writers who can turn a seemingly routine crime caper into something special.

The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.

Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

You can do extraordinary deeds.

It isn't an idea until it’s created, irrespective of its result

Aspirin is perfectly legal, but if you take 13 of them motherf***ers, it'll be your last headache.

I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft.

Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Philosophy does not exist. It is nothing but an hypostatized abstraction.

On snowboarding as an Olympic sport: Since I was 6 years old I've been in the mix and watching this grow and change. I never would have expected it to go this far.

It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

The stigma of self-inflicted death is for some people a hateful blot that demands erasure at all costs.