We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first we must choose to use it. We're told every day, You can't change the world. But the world is changing every day. Only question is who's doing it? You or somebody else?

What are the purposes and priorities of teaching? . . . First, to inspire. Second, to challenge. Third, and only third, to impart information.

Stage-persona notwithstanding, I'm extremely shy and quiet. Almost painfully shy. People misinterpret that as being above it all or not interested.

A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.

A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.

It is not for the gods to decide whether or not Man exists - it is for Man to decide whether or not the gods exist.