My brothers went to work at 12 and put themselves through school and brought the family out of ruin into food and clothing.

I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.

My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.

If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.

Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.