All a man has is pride. Sometimes you have it so much it is a sin. We have all done things for pride that we knew were impossible. We didn't care. But a man must implement his pride with intelligence and care.

If you have a success, you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

In order to be a great writer a person must have a built-in, shockproof crap detector.

I don't think I ever owned twenty pencils at one time. Wearing down seven number-two pencils is a good day's work.

The best ammunition against lies is the truth, there is no ammunition against gossip. It is like a fog and the clear wind blows it away and the sun burns it off.

A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.

Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative.