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

I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting.

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.

Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.

If you do see me in a restaurant, please, just let me eat my dinner.

I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

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.