Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone.

I've learned... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does.

I've learned... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

No one ever writes a book in which he is the bad guy.

A writer's job is to tell the truth.

I never get over feeling bad about tearing open a beautifully wrapped present. It takes ten seconds to destroy a work of art that took someone ten minutes to accomplish.