Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

There is music you never hear unless you play it yourself.

There are two kind of people in the world those who wish to be remembered, and those who are always remembered.

He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene.

As always we could talk... over and over... here I am locked in time, so far I have plenty of it.

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.

Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.

Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.

That's what we do on "MasterChef," on "Junior." No school teachers, no parents, let it go. You're going to go on a challenge. We're going to go to hell and back, and we're going to have some bumps.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

We are facing a stiff wind right now, but if we persist and keep fighting back, we will prevail.