Writers don't retire. I will always be a writer.

Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading "Confused.

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort - the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing - the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.

I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?

My advice is not to wait to be struck by an idea. If you're a writer, you sit down and damn well decide to have an idea. That's the way to get an idea.

The fastest thing computers do is go obsolete.

I've learned ... that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.