If you are pointing out one of the things a story is about, then you are very probably right; if you are pointing out the only thing a story is about you are very probably wrong - even if you're the author.

I was thinking one of the great things about fiction is we, as a race, only get to look out of our own eyes at the world. And fiction is a fantastic way of looking out through somebody else's eyes.

There are people who think that things that happen in fiction do not really happen. These people are wrong.

In Hollywood, lying is something that people do like breathing.

You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.

I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.