“Writing is a lonely pursuit. The only thing working is imagination and hands.The only difference between writing and masturbation is one is presumably intended for a mass audience.”

“The only prerequisites for a writer are a word processor and thick skin.”

“I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has ever been a boy. That immensely enlarges the audience.”

“Humor is an absurd answer to a reasonable question.”

“One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”

“There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.”

“Try to write poems at least one person in the room will hate.”