I took up writing because I needed money. And I continued to write because it's safer than stealing and easier than working.

Logic is a feeble reed, friend. "Logic" proved that airplanes can't fly and that H-bombs won't work and that stones don't fall out of the sky. Logic is a way of saying that anything which didn't happen yesterday won't happen tomorrow.

Finish what you start. Keep submitting until it sells.

Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.

In a family argument, if it turns out you are right, apologize at once.

My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'

Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.