Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.
Scoops of mint ice cream with chips of chocolate cows.
Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.
I became a copy boy. Not for long. I started writing stories.
Don't call me a journalist; I hate the word. It's pretentious!
It's nice sometimes to be the river rather than the rock.
I'd never have written the big books in London.
Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.
I'd much rather wear out than rust out.
It looked like a pagan banner planted on a Christian rampart.
Books have souls. Or so romantics like me tend to think.
A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.
I'm an urban person who loves living in the country.
Every question is a hypothetical question for everyone but the person who asks it.
I am not an idiot, and I'm not a Pollyanna sort of kumbaya type.
People assume you can't be shy and be on television. They're wrong.
There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth.
People who eat white bread have no dreams.
