The key to being a wonderful writer is not to write. You just get out of the way, leave room for God to walk in the room, and when I write something that I know is right, I get on my knees and say, 'Thank You.

My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.

Money is therefore not only the object but also the fountainhead of greed.

The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he cannot of course create it.