One thing Mom taught me, "You're going to be dead a long time, so do it now!"

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.

Don't blame a person for the wrongdoings

The world is a prison for the believer and paradise for a non-believer.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

I'd walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon.

The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush.

Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader.

For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of truly execrable writing from being published.

L.A. is not a town that supports a lot of theater. Most of the shows don't get through a week or two and then, the audience kind of disappears.

I honestly think being single's great. Being in a relationship's great. It's all about the timing.

'Darkness' is a subjective word; it depends what your viewpoint is and how you live life.