[On book promotion:] The reward for writing well appears to be not to be able to do it for a long time..
I resisted the film business as long as I could, because of the big circus act and the amount of money that it costs to make films - I saw my father ….
Many of us write because we are readers and have grown up in a long tradition, and we want to be able to add to that extraordinary flow of interpreta….
Love lasteth long as the money endureth..
Having made films, I know very well that the scope of the average 90- to 120-minute movie is about the same narrative heft as a long short story or a….
I have a theory that as long as you have one good friend, one real friend, you can get through anything..
It's very difficult to grapple with the idea of not being able to wrestle any more, but you also have to come to the realization that this is a very ….
I just blow-dry my hair and put on mascara and lip gloss, and I'm ready to go. I really don't get long nails. They're so Edward Scissorhands..
Gun control laws don't work. What is worse, they act perversely. While legitimate users of firearms encounter intense regulation, scrutiny and bureau….
I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been….
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication..
.....there are approximately 125 billion miles of DNA in a human body -- your personal DNA is long enough to wrap around the earth 5 million times..
I have no shame in making music that maybe, if you listen to it long enough, you'll realize you've heard this or that part of it before..
It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money..
It's undeniable there's been remarkable progress for African-Americans in this country. They've been elected senators and governors and running major….
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But meanwhile the consensus o….
There are no turnarounds at Michigan. This is greatness. Long tradition of it..
One person simply can’t be all things to another person – sexually or otherwise—and unmet needs, unfulfilled desire, and unexplored possibilities are….
I live in Cullowhee, North Carolina. That's where I teach, at Western Carolina University. That region is where my family has lived for a long time a….
I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago..
You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can..