Anyone of my generation who trusts government probably has an I.Q. that would make a good golf score.

Never measure literature by accounting statistics. A quarter of working authors earn less than $1,000.

I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.

Computer dating? It's terrific if you're a computer!

Aunt Mimi possessed a horror of silence, which she battled with endless chat. The Typhoid Mary of the Telephone started her calls at 6:30 each morning.

It doesn't matter to me. We're still cousins in our own way. Blood's just something old people talk about to make you feel bad.

Never, ever underestimate your readers. Everything you do registers.