You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.

Plot and character are virtually the same thing.

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.

Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.

Police do not belong in war zones.

Its obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect.

Our species is on the verge of changes that will fundamentally alter what it means to be human... and we are the people driving that change.

It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does.

You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.

As a fiscal conservative, I think that our government should pay for itself.

The federal debt in this country is principally of Republican design.

Life consists of books. All experiences are stories to be told and must be written.

...big, strapping macho guys were like liquid diets--they were great for emergencies, but she wouldn't want to be on one all the time.

Awareness isn’t something we own; awareness isn’t something we possess. Awareness is actually what we are.

Our bodies hold our minds hostage to their whims and rhythms.

Gratitude is the key that unlocks wonder.

Romantic comedies, if done badly, can be catastrophic.

You can't teach people to write well. Writing well is something God lets you do or declines to let you do.

I always try to make the soundtrack a good CD on its own.

Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.

Every Country hath its Machiavel.