The only way to write a novel is to proceed as if you had all the time in the world.

Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth.

Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your sensibility.

You have to roll up your sleeves and be a stonecutter before you can become a sculptor - command of craft always precedes art: apprentice, journeyman, master.

The simplest tool of the writer is repetition. . . . The simplest tool of the writer is repetition.

You will not read voice on the page; you will hear it in your head.

It's not enough simply to record the way people actually talk. The dialogue must be concentrated, shaped, dramatically moving, in a way that real-life conversation seldom is.

We create an interior 'movie' in the reader's head through words on the page.

For the big stuff to work credibly, you've got to get the little stuff absolutely right.

It takes some strength to fight. It takes greater strength to choose not to fight.

Writers see the world differently. Every voice we hear, every face we see, every hand we touch could become story fabric.

Giving is a quality of God Himself

Understand and accept the cycles of money. The setbacks you may have today or next year will not keep you from financial freedom. If you hold on to your goals and dreams, you will get there.

With power comes the abuse of power. And where there are bosses, there are crazy bosses. It's nothing new.

...I will not be a sight gag for anybody. I will not do anything degrading to myself or other fat people.

I've done so many movies that when I see them I don't really watch them.

In the future, those who are not coaches will not be promoted.

When good luck knocks at the door, let him in and keep him there.

If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet.

I don't think anyone here supports the legislation. But I'd like to hear you at least say that you don't support spanking by any parent, because you choose not to do it. You must think it's wrong.