I think I was probably wondering, having looked at human beings for a long time, wondering if evolution ever took place. And I still have my doubts.

If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.

School curricula that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians

Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.

I am sick of the disparity between things as they are and as they should be. I'm tired.I'm tired of the truth and I'm tired of lying about the truth.

Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process--it is, after all, black magic.

The characters' lives have gone on before the moment you chose to have the action of the play begin. And their lives are going to go on after you have lowered the final curtain on the play, unless you've killed them off.