"And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"

"Anything worth doing is worth doing right."

"People say, 'What is the most important thing for a writer?' I say, 'Don't be boring.'"

"God damn it, you've got to be kind."

"If you want to make enemies, try to change something."