Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

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.

If somebody tells me what to do, I will do my best not to do it.

Life's a crapshoot, Sam. At least you filled the cheap seats.

Hip-hop is a reflection of your surroundings and an instrument of change. - Esme from Sister Mischief

Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.

I don't need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me.

I went to drama school but it was very hard to get work until I was made assistant stage manager.

Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.

How is San Francisco, Alex? Lovely city. Will you leave your heart there? Do you think it's a good place to die?

The value of friends has always been a natural thing. I prefer too many to too few.

Where there is a great deal of free speech there is always a certain amount of foolish speech.