The reason men don't know the law of life is because they're afraid to look Eternity in the face.

It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check.

Courage is the antidote to danger.

After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain basic principles of salesmanship.

I like what I like and not what I'm supposed to like because of mass rating. And I very much dislike the things I don't like.

If you like the story then don't hold back in telling me about it, and if you don't then please keep your opinions to yourself!

The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies to sales as well as to writing.

Now listen, Lam," he said, "you’re a nice egg but you’ve got yourself poured into the wrong pan.

Then I’ll have more fun searching in vain then marrying one of the wrong sort.

You can't have understanding without having empathy, and you can't have empathy without losing money.

Many people become prosperous only to realize the illusion that Success is more Fulfillment than Achievement.

However smart and determined you are, your life is always going to consist of light and darkness, joy and sadness, good or bad, up and down, yang and yin.

Americans understand better than the Europeans and the English that any publicity is good.

The truly beneficent mind looks upon every child of sorrow as their relation, and entitled to their assistance.

I've only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story.

Possibly he knew, as he wrote this, that he was mad - because inside every madman sits a little sane man saying 'You're mad, you're mad.'

Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over the world.

I get to hang out with people I think are awesome, and do work I think is awesome. It's really cool.

My knee feels good right now. I am definitely able to move about whichever way.

There is that unpredictability of the seasons that I enjoy. I like the threat of a tornado. I like the threat of four feet of snow.