In my first story, 'Mr. Mysterious & Company'... I was asked to take out some of the humor because editors were afraid reviewers would dismiss the book as a joke. Today, humor is enjoyed and no longer regarded as literary brummagem.
Sid Fleischman
I have a deep love for life and my fellow human beings. I try to understand everything that everybody does, even if it seems wrong to me.
Steve Vai
I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are crucial, real things to life.
Steve Buscemi
If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.
Chuck Palahniuk
There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.
Irwin Shaw
'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'
W. H. Auden
Adjusting to the passage of time, I think, is a key to success and to life: just being able to roll with the punches.
Dolly Parton
If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
Stephen King