The one [The Beverly Hillbillies] flaw in this is that you can't hear the people laughing.

Writing fiction, there are no limits to what you write as long as it increases the value of the paper you are writing on.

Don't say giddy-up to your mouth before your head is hitched up.

Remember, that of all the elements that comprise a human being, the most important, the most essential, the one that will sustain, transcend, overcome and vanquish obstacles is - Spirit.

I had a mother who taught me there is no such thing as failure. It is just a temporary postponement of success.

You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself...I never have; I never will.

We are living in the blessing of that moment.

My heart had been touched by him, battered by him, cradled by him as the days passed. He was cruel without meaning to be yet he was kind, and I needed him too much to let myself want him

If we believe in the Blessed Saviour, we shall be saved.

One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.

As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?

I don't really have studios. I wander around - around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me.

It's really hard to take that step-not only do I believe in something, I believe in it enough that I'm willing to set my own life on fire and burn it to the ground.

Unfortunately, dozens of toddlers injure themselves, even kill people with guns, because, unfortunately, not everyone who has loaded guns in their homes takes appropriate precautions.

Humanity is not a gift of nature, it is a spiritual achievement to be earned.

In the case of Stalinism, people actually distorted science, because it was for the good of the Communist Party.

Sometimes I think that my best writing comes from exposing my fears and vulnerabilities and hoping that nobody notices it's about me.