There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
I write books that way - I put a first line down and say, "Where does this go?"
I've done everything I've wanted to do. I have three children, I have grandchildren, I have books, I did movies, I've directed movies, I've done almost everything I've wanted to do.
My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him. He worked hard and he never complained about it.
Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh. . . people need to laugh.
I love tweeting. I tweet every day. I stay in contact, I tell them what I'm doing. I've posted pictures of my books on there and they buy the books. It's a very good way to communicate with people, but I can't go to bed without tweeting something. I have to tweet something.
If you can get a laugh out of a name, you're ahead of the game.
Literary revolution and revolutionary literature did not create a beautiful new world but instead divested literature of its basic nature, promoted violence, and, by resorting to linguistic violence, made a battlefield of this domain of spiritual freedom.
A good book is the purest essence of a human soul.
I mean it. Whatever happens, you have to believe that.
For me, the main thing is spontaneity & taking chances.