You have to be vigilant about keeping your own fire alive.

Sometimes when you're writing on a ukulele, you're in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically.

My work is has always been very, very personal.

A tremendous amount of energy is freed up when you feel that your vision is actually respected and cared for by the people you're working with.

Your gifts, talents, and calling will help you to know what you must do.

as a child i used to complain to my father about not having toys and he would say (calvero points at his own head) this is the greatest toy ever created. Here lies the secret of all happiness.

Where the signposts end, the trail begins.

Usually the nonsense liberals spout is kind of cute, but in wartime their instinctive idiocy is life-threatening.

To be tempted is not to sin. The strongest attacks are made on the strongest forts.

Falling in love is like death... they are both facts

and when he moved it was like watching oil spread across a lake, smooth and fluid, almost vicious

Morally repugnant and tactically stupid are a lousy combination.

Quit your job. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return.

I love what I do. But I want to go home, just for four days, then I'll get back on the road again.