I've made a few nice dishes in my time, but this must be the best I've ever made.
The expert magician seeks to deceive the mind, rather than the eye.
In our not-yet-acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet-written stories
To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive.
The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to revise usually signals an amateur.
Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to create tension and not dispel it immediately.
A lawyer's job is to manipulate the skeletons in other people's closets.
Asking about a time before the beginning of our spherical spacetime is like asking what lies north of the North Pole. There is no such thing.
With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.
For some people, a one-night stand doesn't make any difference in a seven-year love affair. I don't believe the degree of betrayal is always commensurate with the egregiousness of the behavior. They are two separate things.
Its going to be interesting to see how society deals with artificial intelligence, but it will definitely be cool.