There is an interesting resemblance in the speeches of dictators, no matter what country they may hail from or what language they may speak.

I never would just open a door and walk through, I had to bust it down for the hell of it. I just naturally liked doing things the hard way.

Emma McChesney was engaged in that nerve-wracking process known as getting things out of the way. When Emma McChesney aimed to get things out of the way she did not use a shovel; she used a road-drag.

A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

Writing, to be memorable, must be done in a state of impassioned serenity.

All the difference in the world between the movies and the thrill I get out of a play at the theater. Ay, yes! Like fooling around with paper dolls when you could be playing with a real live baby.

... home isn't always the place where you were born and bred. Home is the place where your everyday clothes are, and where somebody or something needs you.