Don't Worry About What Your Mother Thinks

I Get Letters. I Get Several A Week, I Think. A Lot Of People Want A Picture, A Lot Of People Just Want An Autograph.

I Once Saw Dizzy Gillespie At A Live Show, And It Made Me Want To Go Home Immediately And Start Writing.

After 58 Years You'd Think Writing Would Get Easier. It Doesn't. If You're Lucky, You Become Harder To Please. That's All Right, It's Still A Pleasure.

I Don't Believe In Writer's Block Or Waiting For Inspiration. If You're A Writer, You Sit Down And Write.

Everyone Has His Own Sound. I'm Not Going To Presume How To Tell Anybody How To Write.