Most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don’t understand very much about what they do—not why it works when it’s good, not why it doesn’t when it’s bad.

Let evil wait for the day on which it must fall.

It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.

A product can be quickly outdated, but a successful brand is timeless.

The best show on television is Red Sox baseball. Everything else sucks.

It don't matter if you believe in God Nick, he believes in you.

Everything in moderation. And that includes a couple of beers a day.