When I was very little, say five or six, I became aware of the fact that people wrote books. Before that, I thought that God wrote books. I thought a book was a manifestation of nature, like a tree.

I have the exact opposite problem of every writer I've ever met: Every writer I've ever met writes things that are too long, and they have to edit them down.

For the movie review columns, I always knew exactly what I was going to write about - the movies.

You should make it hard on yourself to write so you’re easier to read.

Children are much less annoying [than adults] and they never start trends.

Your responsibility as a parent is never great as the case is with the mother.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.