To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.

I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted.

My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.

If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.

The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.

What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.

It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.

Using adverbs is a mortal sin.

At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about.

Try not to write the parts that people skip.

All the information you need can be given in dialogue.

Best Quote of the day: Don't just sit and read the Quote of the day

A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear.

When prayer, rituals and ascetic life are just a means of self-indulgence, they are harmful rather than beneficial.

You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.

I appreciate all the people that can respect and appreciate my music.

We talk about the quality of product and service. What about the quality of our relationships and the quality of our communications and the quality of our promises to each other?

The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?"

Experience is the great teacher; unfortunately, experience leaves mental scars, and scar tissue contracts.

A lot of artists write about the same things their whole career.

I think it is important to be aware that the Internet has replaced the television, and has become a place where the uniformity of human society is accelerated.