Most people who become suddenly famous overnight will find that they lose practically eighty percent of their friends. Your old friends just can't stand it for some reason.

You don't run out on people; you run out on yourself.

I'm not a philosopher.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write the beginning....Then I go back to the beginning. I mean, it's always nice to know where you're going is my theory.

Imagination, of course, can open any door - turn the key and let terror walk right in.

All artists are two-headed calves.