The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. I’ll be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told.

He wasn't good with this sort of thing - with the back-and-forth dance between man and woman. He wasn't even sure if they were dancing, or if she was merely being polite.

I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say.

I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face.

Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.

I began my first novel when I was 15. It went through three drafts, of around 40,000 words each. If I find it, I'll burn it.

Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess.

First of all, I don't see America having problems.

One must, of course, have one's entire experience behind one and not have lost the freshness of instinct.

The least grace is a better security for heaven than the greatest gifts or privileges whatsoever.

Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.

Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches.

I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out.

With each film, i need an artistic challenge so I don't get bored! I like to tackle challenges.