"Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with."

"It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters."

"I think I made good movies."

"I think that three-act fundamentalism in film culture is a problem sometimes, because it's almost too obvious, or it's too expected. And it's not the only way to fill two hours, or to phrase things, or to order thoughts, or order ideas."

"The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like."

"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.'"

"Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it."

"That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me."