I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together.

Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.

Grab your coat, and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street.

I'm in the mood for love, simply because you're near me. Funny, but when you're near me I'm in the mood for love.

The songwriter mustn't fall in love with his own song. If it doesn't belong, he can't push it into a show. Let him save it; maybe it'll fit in another show.

A song doesn't just come on. I've always had to tease it out, squeeze it out. 'No thesaurus can give you those words, no rhyming dictionary. They must happen out of you.

A rhyme doesn't make a song.