Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.

President Bartlet: There's a delegation of cardiologists having their pictures taken in the Blue Room. You wouldn't think you could find a group of people more arrogant than the fifteen of us, but there they are, right upstairs in the Blue Room.

I think that if I couldn't write, I would be unemployable.

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress.

Conflict, when used as a device, makes for good television and bad journalism.

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them.

I love writing. I'm not particularly comfortable in the actual world - I'm much more comfortable on the page. So if I could have a life where I could just slip the pages under the door and somebody would slip me a meal back, then that would be perfect for me.