Quotes About Author

Money to a writer is time to write.

We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy.

I found the experiences that I had with sexuality were wonderful, they were very uplifting - we had a good time - and they didn't seem to affect the level of my mediation.

If my time on earth were through and she must face the world without me, is the love I gave her in the past gonna be enough to last?

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

In course of time my first novel appeared. It was a love story.

Shakespeare is a good raft whereon to float securely down the stream of time; fasten yourself to that and your immortality is safe.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

A lot of people believe, including Howard Dean is looking at this, that the Democratic party demands a full-time chair.

If I answer questions every time you ask one, expectations would be high. And as you know, I like to keep expectations low.

History has an author who fills time and eternity with His purpose.

I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the mother in me.

In terms of trying to re-create an image, I think that's a waste of time. I have no interest in doing that. The decisions I made are done.

"Statesman" presumes I'm out there giving opinions all the time about things, and no, I'm not interested in opining on a lot of subjects.

I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm a pop music enthusiast.

I doubt that Fidel will ever come back to power. I think he is slowly going to the great beyond. Too slowly . . . he could have gone a long time ago.

The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that.

The only time I ever met a character that I wrote was when I met Ian McKellan, when he was playing Magneto in the 'X-Men' movies.

I was always explaining why my term papers were never on time. I think that's where I got my acting training!

I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.

I'm not turning my back on classical theater. It's all about opportunities and timing a lot of the time when things come up.

Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.

The actual writing time is a lot shorter than the thinking time. I don't do too many notes. I keep it mostly in my head. I usually start writing a new book around January, and it's due October 1.