Mom and Dad would stay in bed on Sunday morning, but the kids would have to go to church.

Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... Without the satisfaction.

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

Only a couple of times have I ever been to church and felt enlightened by it.

I've had some tremendous adventures, good and bad. It's part of the novel, and a novel isn't interesting if it doesn't have some good and bad. And you don't know what good is if bad hasn't been a part of your life

My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was!

In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.