No art should be fashionable.

You must be able to write. You must have a sense of form, of pattern, of design. You must have a respect for and a mastery over words.

It is a curious thing that when one speaks from the heart it is invariably in the worst of taste.

if you go through life looking for insults, you may be comfortably assured of finding them.

No coffee is ever quite as good as it smells.

Above all things-read. Read the great stylists who cannot be copied rather than the successful writers who must not be copied.

As usual she had a deceptive air of perspicacity.

One should have the courage of one's loneliness.

Expectation is the springboard of achievement.

Custom makes monsters of us all.

Above all things -- read. Read the great stylists who cannot be copied rather than the successful writers who must not be copied.

Change nothing, just be yourself to experience peace.

I have to start loving what comes next and stop hating I won't be a part of it.

Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.

Football's the biggest game in the world. America's the greatest sporting nation there is. To play some part in putting those two things together: why wouldn't I be excited about that?

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

The Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation.

I think my sense of humor is really dark and super twisted and stuff like that. It's like, "Is this a funny joke for real? Or am I just rich?" See? That was funny.

When a woman has her first child in places like Africa, they're really young. They can be 12, 13,14, so their frames are really small, and they're usually malnourished.

I'm an ardent fan. All I really had to do was put myself in my own shoes.