Everyone has his own sound. I'm not going to presume how to tell anybody how to write.

What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.

A man can be in two different places and he will be two different men. Maybe if you think of more places he will be more men, but two is enough for now.

Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.

There are cities that get by on their good looks, offer climate and scenery, views of mountains or oceans, rockbound or with palm trees. And there are cities like Detroit that have to work for a living.

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.

Skip the boring parts.