I thought I would try my hand at sailing. It was too small and kept sinking, so I decided to try a boat instead.

Spending the day with you has been marginally better than watching mother die of cancer.

I adore [my son]. I wouldn't trade him in for a Pulitzer - unless someone actually offered that as an option.

It’s always hard. If it was easy, everyone would do it rather than going around telling you their ideas and saying how they could be a writer if they had the time.

Just because you're living in blissful oblivion doesn't mean you're not responsible.

Don't cook that chicken - it still has feathers.

Every battle, every war - is fought for things worth dying for.