The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too.

Kindness is the universal language of pure love, so let us express ourselves with kindness.

Collect moments rather than things. Moments get away.

When I get married, I want to be really married

Whenever your life touches mine, you make me stronger of weaker... there is no escape... people drag others or lift others up.

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

Any human being who is becoming independent of conditionings, of religions, scriptures, prophets and messiahs, has arrived home. He has found the treasure which was hidden in his own being.

You always want to feel you're not the only one going through something unpleasant.

The only people who grow old were born old to begin with.

Once there were two brothers. One ran away to sea; the other was elected vice president of the United States. And nothing was heard of either of them again.