Never measure literature by accounting statistics. A quarter of working authors earn less than $1,000.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

Slang surely, as it is called, comes of, and breathes of the personal

Noble blood is an accident of fortune noble actions characterize the great.

Oats n.s. A grain which in England is generally given to horses but in Scotland supports the people.

We live in such an age of chatter and distraction. Everything is a challenge for the ears and eyes.

you may take it as an axiom that you cannot profit in Wall Street by continuously doing the obvious or the popular thing

In Italy, for the same price as a typical British hamburger meal including sweet, a builder's labourer could eat like a king - rather better in fact, because pasta dishes gain from being kept simple.

Talent without tact is only half talent.

Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.

I went to the top of the Cotton Bowl by myself, sat down and cried.

I think everyone should do what they love because it will never feel like work that way.