There's nothing people like better than being asked an easy question. For some reason, we're flattered when a stranger asks us where Maple Street is in our hometown and we can tell him.

My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am.

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.

The great virtue of being alone is that your mind can go its own way.

I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points.

I've learned... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I am not retiring. Writers don't retire. Writers never stop writing.