Sadly, there are writers who wouldn't know an umlaut from an omelet.

Writing should beguile us, not just take us from A to B to Zzzzz

To master magical realism, one must make the real seem unreal but, more importantly, make the unreal seem real.

No one can keep his griefs in their prime they use themselves up.

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

I love dressing up. It's the best part of being a girl, I think.

But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.

Big Business and State Socialism are very much alike, especially Big Business.

If Sunday is the Lord's day, then Saturday belongs to the Devil. It is the only night of the week when he gives out Free passes to the Late show at the Too Much Fun Club.

You're lucky if I watch 10 minutes of wrestling a month. Most of the time, I channel surf, and I lose interest after a few minutes.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

I love to be nervous before a scene.

Nothing can seem foul to those who win.