“A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.”

“My first book “The Naked Manager”, a big success in 1971, had been followed by many others, and I wanted to write still more. Writing books is very interesting as each new project takes you in a different direction. You learn a lot – especially about what you yourself really think.”

“Read a lot, listen well and deeply, and write a lot. […] If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.”

“Writing a book has about it some of the anxiety of telling a joke and having to wait several years to know whether or not it was funny.”

“The ACLU's got to take a lot of blame for this.”

“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

“It takes a heap of loafing to write a book.”

“No one who writes a good book is really dead.”

“God writes a lot of comedy, Donna; the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.”

“Take no heed of her…. She reads a lot of books.”