Dialogue's a method of revelation, of course. A few words of dialogue can reveal worlds about a character.

Lots of scripts are written and not made, even scripts that people want to make.

It's tremendous: this world, this life. Take it while you have it.

I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what Im hoping to write. Out of that, I keep trying to find exactly what I want.

As I look back, I see that life is like a game of solitaire and every once in a while there is a move.

Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave

In climbing, being first-rate is part of the whole enterprise. The important climbers want to be the first man up the mountain, the one who put up the first route. You're usually only remembered if you put up the first route on a very important climb. The route might even be named after you. That's a kind of glory.