My main strength as a young writer was that I had no fear of making mistakes. I knew I would and I knew I could and would learn from them.

Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

If I can't do what I want to do, then my job is to not do what I want to do. It's not the same thing, but it's the best thing I can do.

If you were a pure bolt of fire-cutting the skies I'd touch you-risking my life-not because I'm brave or strong, but because I'm fascinated by what the outcome would be.

The unwillingness to try is worse than any failure.

I think we're always in love. It's that simple. And it's important to remember that love doesn't have anything to do with sex. It's two different things. Being in love is the happy part. I was teasing my gentleman, "We know that you're in love when you cook for us." It's true. When men cook for you, they're in love.