At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit.

There is probably nothing like living together for blinding people to each other.

There isn't much to say. I haven't been at all deedy.

Time is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it does not heal at all. And sometimes when it seems to, no healing has been necessary.

People who have power respond simply. They have no minds but their own.

There is more difference within the sexes than between them.

Well, of course, people are only human... But it really does not seem much for them to be.

At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Charm should be on the surface. It has no hidden use.

It's tragic when people think feminism is a dirty word.

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

Photos can be referred to when accuracy is required but not as our final composition. We must develop our minds to see and retain for later use.

America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.

The universe is not indifferent to our existence - it depends on it.

In middle school, I played quarterback. I was at a tiny school, so you played offense and defense - I played linebacker, and in high school I stopped playing around my sophomore year because of my acting stuff.

I didn't get my licence because I wasn't allowed to. But I haven't had a seizure for a long time so I could, theoretically, get my licence. But I'm now just so used to not driving, I'm scared of what I'd do.

When you put a camera in front of me, I'm home.

It's too heart-wrenching doing the solo thing. I throw myself into it and get so excited, and then 2000 people buy it and you're, like, 'Oh. I guess it's not that good after all.'

Debt certainly isn't always a bad thing. A mortgage can help you afford a home. Student loans can be a necessity in getting a good job. Both are investments worth making, and both come with fairly low interest rates.

If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be.

I have to be honest, I don't pay as much attention to women's fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it when a girl can rock a nice pair of sneakers. Not every girl can do it. Every girl looks good in heels - that's a given - but not every girl can look good in fresh kicks.

I've never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I'm supposed to do.

Girls with glasses arent happy being nomads they need a safe place to put their glasses while they sleep.

If you could stay at this stage - you're 17, and you're always going to be in love with your first love - that's probably attractive.

I have a controversial opinion about evil, because I don't believe evil exists. I believe that actions are dark and destructive but I don't believe evil is a thing. I believe it's a by-product of man's fear and desperation.

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.

I've been called crazy many times before.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.

I hear the singing of the lives of women. They clear mystery, the offering, and pride.

Most of us remember Nat King Cole as a vocalist. His warm, grainy baritone is still so closely identified with such familiar ballads as 'Stardust' and 'The Christmas Song' that it's hard to imagine anyone else performing them.

The Labour Party in 2011 was in an exceptionally bad place. We'd been hammered in an election. We didn't see the scale of it coming.