I don't even know what a serious literary critic is.

You live your life today, Not tommorow, and certainly not yesterday.

Stephen King told me a long time ago, when he gave me some advice about the movies. He said to take the money up front and expect it to be something different than the book and if you don't like that don't deal with Hollywood. But if you take the money, shut up and don't criticize the film because you sold it. The movie doesn't change a word of the book.

I grew up in a very small, close-knit, Southern Baptist family, where everything was off-limits. So I couldn't wait to get to college and have some fun. And I did for the first two years. And I regret a lot of it, because my grades were in terrible shape.

There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.

Reading is by far the most successful pursuit of happiness.

When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious.