Hemingway hated me. I sold 200 million books, and he didn't. Of course most of mine sold for 25 cents, but still... you look at all this stuff with a grain of salt.

I'm 82 years old, wherever I go everybody knows me, but here's why... I'm a merchandiser, I'm not just a writer, I stay in every avenue you can think of.

If I need something, I'll invent it.

I have no fans. You know what I got? Customers. And customers are your friends.

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

See, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don't have a hero. You can't kill a hero. That's why I never let him get older.

Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture.