Beware of the man who denounces psychiatrists; / he is afraid.

It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.

If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.

The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.

You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.

It's horrible getting older. I mean, it's wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it's horrible losing your looks.

It took me years to learn to sit at my desk for more than two minutes at a time, to put up with the solitude and the terror of failure, and the godawful silence and the white paper.