I think all writing is done through memory

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost

Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story

Dialogue in fiction is always written to be read in silence. The page is the limit. Dialogue on stage and on the screen is meant to be spoken. The voice is the limit.

Tobacco is the opiate of the gentleman, the religion of the rich.

A good smoker, like a good lover, always takes his time with a cigar.

I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good novels; for instance, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote under Catholic censorship.