I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale. Anne McCaffrey
At age 77, I need the help of someone with more energy than I can now summon to finish a book. Anne McCaffrey
I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens. Anne McCaffrey
But Ship Who Sang remains my favorite story. I really rocked folks with that and still cannot read it aloud myself without weeping at the end. Anne McCaffrey
Salary arbitration is probably in place - was put in place then and probably is in place now - because I supported it. Bowie Kuhn
So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is required. Bowie Kuhn
What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another? Marilyn Monroe
In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it. Duke Snider
Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games. Duke Snider
'I Am Legend' is quite unusual for its time. I just wanted to write a story about female boxers, and I couldn't get that going in my mind. I don't know exactly where the idea of just a man pitting himself against a robot boxer came from. Richard Matheson
To me there is nothing that goes against nature. If it seems incomprehensible, it's only because we haven't been able to understand it yet. Richard Matheson