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"I've never suffered stage fright. That fascinates people."
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"A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people."

"This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance."

"Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad."

"People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom."
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"I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time."

"I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes."

"Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?"

"The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now."

"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."
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