Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.

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.

Life is figure out what you hope for, live inside that hope, but live right in it, under its roof

A court is like a scene, people want to see attractive people.

I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people

I cant believe that having said what I said was interpreted as having been what I said when I said it, because I said it where I said it, when I said it, and who I said it to.

There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.

I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.

Besides the vocal warm ups, me and my band have a secret hand shake that we do just to get us all pumped. It's nice.

Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.

The wise want love; and those who love want wisdom.

We are already and will remain all in the same boat.