Try not to write the parts that people skip.

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

I spent most of my dough on booze, broads and boats and the rest I wasted.

I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.

I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.

I think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive in addition to the project. It all goes together. It's fun to sit there and think of characters and get them into action, then be paid for it. I can't believe it when writers tell me 'I don't want to show my work to anybody'.

Don't worry about what your mother thinks of your language.