Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

As exciting, difficult, and memorable as our past can be, there comes a time when we have to get on with living.

I can't go back, " said Towser. "Nor I, " said Fowler. "They would turn me back into a dog, " said Towser. "And me, " said Fowler, "back into a man.

An author must gorge himself on ten thousand images to select the magical one that can define a piece of the world in a way one has never considered before.

Remember to practice a little every day -- that's crucial.

Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart.

Don't worry about where you are. Watch the first derivative.

My job is my own only land.

There will be a meeting of the great powers who will disagree, and the next noise we hear will be the screeching of elevators going up and down from heaven to hell.

Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.

I need the reality of other people, work, to fulfill myself. Must never become a mere mother and housewife.