There is no excuse for bad manners, except fast reflexes.

The novel should be understood as a structure built to accommodate the greatest possible amount of cool stuff.

What's the point of having weak enemies? They just waste your time.

Do you think it's possible to discuss politics without preaching?

Appropriate action means to advance your own goals, without unintentional harm to anyone else.

One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it's kind of cool when you crack up a piece of writing, and then realize you wrote it. I recommend this feeling.

The tools are real. The viewer is real, you, the artist, is real and a part of everything you paint. You connect yourself to the viewer by sharing something that is inside of you that connects with something inside of him. All you have as your guide is that you know what moves you. All you have to do it with is a brush, some chemical and canvas, and technique.