Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living.

With the possible exception of God during the writing of the Bible, every writer in history has needed an editor. So do you.

Anyone who edits their own copy has a fool for an editor.

The real difference between telling what happened and telling a story about what happened is that instead of being a victim of our past, we become master of it.

I didn't learn stories, I just absorbed them.

You have two kinds of secrets. The ones only you know. The ones only you don't.

You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful - and neglected - secret to success and happiness.

Liberals tend to put the onus of your success on society and conservatives on you and your family.

I have watched all the work going on there, and the more I see of it the more I am convinced that Mendelism has nothing to do with evolution.

Ringo is Ringo, that's all there is to it. And he's every bloody bit as warm, unassuming, funny and kind as he seems. He was quite simply the heart of the Beatles

We can change the world one laugh at a time.

A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.

Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits.

Can you remember when you didn't want to sleep? Isn't it inconceivable? I guess the definition of adulthood is that you want to sleep.

Why is it when I’m the one shot, I’m a baby, but when it’s you, it’s a matter of life and death and national security? (Joe) Because I’m cuter in a short skirt. (Tee)