The struggle between the two worlds [Fascism and Democracy] can permit no compromises. It's either Us or Them!
Show the reader what the character thinks about, and then the reader will think about it too.
The seductiveness of baseball is that almost everyone with an abiding interest in it knows exactly how it should be played. And secretly believes that he could do it, if only God had seen fit to make him just a little bit less clumsy.
A cop told me, a long time ago, that there’s no substitute for knowing what you’re doing. Most of us scribblers do not. The ones that’re any good are aware of this. The rest write silly stuff. The trouble is this: The readers know it.
Politics is a choice of enemas. You're gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do.
The characters are telling you the story. I’m not telling you the story, they’re going to do it. If I do it right, you will get the whole story.
Life is hard but being stupid makes it harder.
Perhaps teachers should be instructed in a program where they lie to their students on a regular basis to sharpen up their skills at detecting lies.
Your past is your shadow. It has form but no substance, except in the places you allow it to touch you. (
I've always sung in the shower. Now I make the stage a mental shower in order not to get too uptight and enjoy it.
The most important thing about you is what comes to your mind when you think of God.