Not dreams but night changes, not destiny but path changes, always keep your hopes alive, luck may or may not change, but time definitely chages.

I started out of course with Hemingway when I learned how to write. Until I realized Hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. He never has anything funny in his stories.

Using adverbs is a mortal sin.

Never use the words 'suddenly' or 'all hell broke loose.'

Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or almost any way) is a mortal sin. The writer is now exposing himself in earnest, using a word that distracts and can interrupt the rhythm of the exchange.

I never see my bad guys as simply bad. They want pretty much the same thing that you and I want: they want to be happy.

I always felt, you don’t have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job.