“Some writers are curiously unmusical. I don't get it. I don't get them. For me, music is essential. I always have music on when I'm doing well. Writing and music are two different mediums, but musical phrases can give you sentences that you didn't think you ever had.”
“I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There will be a whole series of dead ends that a year or two down the line I'll come back to.”
| Lyle Alzado, Athlete (1949) |
| Sebastian Bach, Musician (1968) |
| Alec Baldwin, Actor (1958) |
| Herb Caen, Journalist (1916) |
| Doris Day, Actress (1924) |
| Nigel Farage, Politician (1964) |
| Jennie Garth, Actress (1972) |
| Don Gibson, Musician (1928) |
| Edward Everett Hale, Clergyman (1822) |
| Washington Irving, Writer (1783) |
| Marston Bates, Scientist (1974) |
| Jesse James, Criminal (1882) |