You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up.

You must understand that when you are writing a novel you are not making anything up. It's all there and you just have to find it.

In making friends, she was wary of people who foster dependency and feed on it. She had been involved with a few--the blind attract them, and they are the enemy.

You know how cats do. They hide to die. Dogs come home.

Show Dr. Princi your teeth. That's right, let's see 'em all. Christ, Sparks, is that your tongue or are you swallowing a squirrel? Keep moving -

He liked the Leedses. He was sorry that he had been to the morgue. He thought the madman who visited them might have liked them too. But the madman would like them better the way they were now.

It would be so nice to be wanted by someone with the courage to get his hat or stay as he damn pleased, and who gave her credit for the same. Someone who didn't worry about her.

Don't Worry If She Ignored You Or You're Ugly. She'll See Your Beautiful Heart as Soon As You Step Out From The Audi.

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.

Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.

People say I'm a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.

I wasn’t raised, I was built.

Men are like parking spots: sometimes I drive my car into them

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one.

I don't have a driving desire to be all encompassing and world powerful or anything.

As the race for president tightens, Hillary Clinton's campaign hopes to win over millions of people who voted for Bernie Sanders in the primaries.