The name of the new religion," said Rumfoord, "is The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent.

The hopes and fears of all our years are here with us tonight.

I realize that some of you may have come in hopes of hearing tips on how to become a professional writer. I say to you, "If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be a homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts. But do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, standing for absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

There were creative-writin g teachers long before there were creative-writin g courses, and they were called and continue to be called editors.

You don't do art for any other reason than to help your soul grow.

There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.

You had to get everything exactly right or the editors would give you hell.