You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.Collection: Car
Humor comes from self-confidence.Collection: Humor
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.Collection: Power
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.Collection: Experience
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.Collection: Happiness
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.Collection: Hope
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.Collection: Men
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.Collection: Best
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.
I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.
We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events?
All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.
While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too.
Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens.
Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.
If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like.
Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.
I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact.
As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.
Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.
About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.
I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.
There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.