“Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”

“Character is plot, plot is character.”

“You were playing in the snow
You were banging on the doors
You climbed up on the roof
Roof of the world
You were pulling up the rhododendrons
Loping down the mountain They want to know you
They will hunt you down
Then they will kill you
Run away, run away… We found your footprints in the snow
We brushed them all away… You're the wild man.”

“Blondes make the best victims. They're like virgin snow that shows up the bloody footprints.”

“Reaching your destination is more important than the direction and speed at which you travel.”

“There is, in fact, an incredible freedom in having nothing left to lose.”

“He who is off the course, the more swiftly he runs is the more distant from the goal and, therefore, the more unhappy. It is better to limp in the way than run out of the way.”

“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“If in the long run the beliefs expressed in proletarian dictatorship are destined to be accepted by the dominant forces of the community, the only meaning of free speech is that they should be given their chance and have their way.”

“I have final say on the plot and characters, she has final say on the words and descriptions.”