I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring.

I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.

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 don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!

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