“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.”
“A good example is the best sermon.”
“Endings are beginnings, and beginnings are ours to turn into something good.”
“All good animals have secret lives.”
“The secret of success was to screw up as late as possible. Then look good in a coffin.”
“I always tell my writing students that every good piece of writing begins with both a mystery and a love story. And that every single sentence must be a poem. And that economy is the key to all good writing. And that every character has to have a secret.”