David James quotes:

I once drew a picture of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. But I put it away after a Feng Shui expert told me about the bad vibes

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe.

I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.

The stars above Italian clubs' badges shows you how many times they have won the Gazetta.

I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon.

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.

I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera.

My wife and I replaced our nest with one on wheels. The RV became our new home. It's remarkable how homey it became and how quickly. It's obviously very condensed, and we do travel light, but when you think about what you really need, we have the basics - a bed, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a table to sit at to eat and write.

Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.

People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete.

Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.

I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.

A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.

It's not nice going into the supermarket and the woman at the till is thinking: 'Dodgy keeper'.

I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.