Nothing moves at the Hotel New Hampshire! We're screwed down here-for life!

We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them.

I believe in rules of behavior, and I'm quite interested in stories about the consequences of breaking those rules.

but writers, Garp knew, were just observers - good and ruthless imitators of human behavior.

And never forget, there is memory.

Because abortions are illegal, women who need and want them have no choice in the matter, and you-because you know how to perform them-have no choice, either

I am compulsive about writing, I need to do it the way I need sleep and exercise and food and sex; I can go without it for a while, but then I need it.