The extent of creativity to which I admire in an individual is his ability to be richly creative while still, in a way, telling the truth. It is the fool who creates only his own lies, and the bore who simply repeats what he is told.

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth.