People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly..

The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming..

I get blamed for things I have nothing to do with..

It's so pretentious, but I believe that with comedy, if you have a good story, 90% of it is casting. Once you get the guys and gals in there, it's pr….

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge..

I just take everything one at a time and make sure everything I do is the best..

It is by doing anything that we become anyone.

I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the hu….

We find ourselves only by looking to what we’re not..

You can get to everywhere from almost anywhere..

There is something indecent in words ..

Leave that which is not, but appears to be. Seek that which is, but is not apparent..

In truth, how much time do any of us really have?.

We have to save as many lives as we possibly can..

Collaborate, don't dictate..

For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise..

I've always looked older..

Those who will not start, will never finish..

Those who love to be feared, fear to be loved. Some fear them, but they fear everyone..

To do or not to do... that is the question..

Good writin' ain't necessarily good readin'..