I don't have talent. I have tenacity.

I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm willing to bet one of my arms right now that as long as there's electricity, Ramones music is going to be relevant.

The fact is that I am always thinking of something to build. A new book, radio show, plans for a trip somewhere. I am not a very happy person but I feel pretty even when I am working, so I guess that is how I am wired.

When the Iron doesn't want to come off the mat, it's the kindest thing it can do for you. If it flew up and went through the ceiling, it wouldn't teach you anything.

I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.

I lay off a lot modern fiction and only rely on living writers for non-fiction work.

What you do for yourself is one thing. What you do for others is something else entirely.