The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.

Like Richard Price and the late, great Elmore Leonard, Matt Burgess is one of those cool, quick and funny writers who can turn a seemingly routine crime caper into something special.

The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.

The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind.

Sunset on the water ought to be a quiet and easy time, but I guess some people can't stand a little silence.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.

There is no writer's block in a newsroom. There's only unemployment block.

Unfortunately for novelists, real life is getting way too funny and far-fetched.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.

Reading leads to knowing more. Knowing more leads to arrogance. Reading further leads to humbleness.

I like to go back to Chinese film-making from time to time. I don't think I can make Chinese films back to back; it's such a big effort. I'd have to take a very long break.

Most American men are repressors.

For I have dipped my hands in muddied waters, and, withdrawing them, find 'tis better to be a commander than a common man!

If you're going to lie, at least be good at it.

I've never seen an orange with the label Castle on it made of glass.

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

No man will labor for himself who can make another labor for him.

You know what the game of golf is, don't you? It's basketball for people who can't jump and chess for people who can't think.

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.