The legends of fieldwork locate all important sites deep in inaccessible jungles inhabited by fierce beasts and restless natives, and surrounded by miasmas of putrefaction and swarms of tsetse flies.
Critics themselves, they used to tear me up.
The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.
The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.
Inspiration is an empty bank account.
Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.
If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.
Money may not buy love, but fighting about it will bankrupt your relationship.
I actually loved Winnipeg. Everyone told me I was going to hate it, but it was great.
The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend money, members of Congress choose what priorities they value.
Nothing fortuitous happens in a child's world. There are no accidents. Everything is connected with everything else and everything can be explained by everything else. . . . For a young child everything that happens is a necessity.