“My limitless ability to weave time and space does not make me a god - just a da-n good writer.”

“They say that nothing is certain but death and taxes, and I already screwed one of those up, so I better pay my taxes....”

“It's much easier, in the long run, to succeed than it is, in the short run, to fail.”

“God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.”

“Time was the invention of men who would confine the ocean and bottle the wind.Eternity is too short to fulfill the promise of love my sould holds for you.”

“I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them.”

“Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday. If you're not writing well, why continue it? I just don't think this grinding away is useful.”