"When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'One word at a time,' and the answer is always true."

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

"I'm baaaack! Did you miss me?"

"I never had a bad time in the library. I never had a bad time in a bookstore."

"I saw something even more beautiful than a sense of humor: an appreciation for life's essential absurdity."