You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd.

I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.

The Bible was the only book he read. He didn't read it often but when he did he wore his mother's glasses. They tired his eyes so that after a short time he was always obliged to stop.

I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.

When she told a story, she rolled her eyes and waved her head and was very dramatic.

Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.

A story has to have muscle as well as meaning, and the meaning has to be in the muscle.