If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.

He was a romantic in his own harsh way…yet he was also realist enough to know that some times love actually did conquer all.

Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe.

An idea is like a cold germ: sooner or later someone always catches it.

Elvis Presley's talent brightened millions of lives. He widened the horizons of my world certainly. The first record I ever owned was a 78 rpm of "Hound Dog" backed by "Don't Be Cruel" and when I listened to those tunes I felt about ten feet tall and I grinned so hard that I felt like the corners of my mouth would meet in the back and the tip of my head would simply topple off. All I know about Rock and Roll is that it makes people feel good. Elvis Presley more than made me feel good, he enriched my life and made it better.

She ran out of her marriage the way a woman can run out of a pair of sandals when she decides to let go and really dash.

It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.