you couldn't talk yourself into love any more than you could talk yourelf out of it.

Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.

Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that.

If you're around someone who makes you feel good, you have to go for it. Don't hold back.

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection.

Yet the past has a will of its own, and you must learn to entertain it, because it will visit, invited or not.

Chemistry's a tricky thing, and if I'm not feeling it, I'm not gonna pretend.