You can't succeed unless you're willing to risk failure

Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.

Neal had a couple of good ideas and they fit nicely, so that's the way I decided to go.

But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, 'There is something about you I cherish.

The real secret of magic is that there is no magic.

Every person you encounter, whom you interact with, is there to teach you something. Sometimes it may be years before you realize what each had to show you.

There is no idea so brilliant or original that a sufficiently-untalented writer can't screw it up.