“Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.”

“The trouble with dictionaries is, they tell you more about words than you want to know without answering the question you have.”

“My mother always called me 'sturdy' and said I have big bones. A little fat is what I am.”

“It’s just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there.”

“I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.”

“I'm always on the lookout for something good about people. Often months go by.”

“My advice is not to wait to be struck by an idea. If you're a writer, you sit down and damn well decide to have an idea.”