Never underestimate the power of self-absorption, including your parents' self-absorption.

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.

When money realizes that it is in good hands, it wants to stay and multiply in those hands.

In a classroom, when it’s silent, they’re thinking. You’ve got to give them time to think.

The more the world is specialized the more it will be run by generalists.

Everyone belongs to everyone else.

Remember to practice a little every day -- that's crucial.

I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something

There is no stronger bond of friendship than a common enemy.

I think it's very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we're in retreat.

Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.

How you die out in me: down to the last worn-out knot of breath you're there, with a splinter of life.