“One of the most beautiful ways you can give is giving of yourself and your time.” Quote by Mark Boyle
“I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.” YearsDoorsYears AgoHonestlyI've LearnedShrinksKnocking Author:Ariel Pink
“I report as a machine; I write as a person. That clear dichotomy softens the transition.” WritingPersonsClearMachinesReportsTransitionDichotomy Author:Dave Barry
“Humor is an escape, because you cannot think about your problems when you are trying to be funny; so, in essence, "being a humorist" gives you a valid excuse to hide from your pain.” ThinkingGivingTryingProblemPainEssenceExcuseHumorists Author:Dave Barry
“I can't recall a story that played out exactly as I'd expected it to. That's one of the thrills of journalism - being surprised, and learning new stuff, but it also poses the biggest challenge to a writer's character.” I CanCharacterStoriesStuffChallengesExpectedJournalismRecallsNew StuffLearning New Author:Dave Barry
“The story you envision as you start out is always a great story; when the facts turn out to be different from, or more complex than, what you expected, your first reaction is always disappointment. That's when you must fight the urge to bend the story to your preconceived notions. First, it's dishonest. And second, in the end, the truth is always the best story.” FirstsDifferentEndsFactsStoriesTurnsFightingTruth IsComplexesNotionDisappointmentExpectedReactionsUrgesPreconceived Notions Author:Dave Barry
“I think I became funny because I grew up in the Bronx. I was small and weak and Jewish instead of large and fierce and Puerto Rican. You need something.” ThinkingNeedsGrewGrew UpWeakFierceBronx Author:Dave Barry
“I grew up in the Southwest Bronx. Father an accountant, mother a schoolteacher. Brother was six years older, which explains why I gobbled crystal meth at 12, smoked hashish at 13, and was shooting smack at 17, which explains how I got Hepatitis C, which was the basis of my first book, which was a humor book about dying.” YearsFirstsBookMotherFatherDyingBrotherGrewSixGrew UpBasesShootingCrystalsAccountantsSmackBronxHashishCrystal MethHepatitisHepatitis C Author:Dave Barry
“Like all writers, my greatest inspiration, my ultimate muse, is a deadline.” InspirationUltimateMuseDeadline Author:Dave Barry
“I never start a section of the story without knowing how it will end. I also consciously try to shape the story as though it were a movie.” TryingEndsStoriesKnowingShapesSections Author:Dave Barry
“I really try to think cinematically, because that's how people read. They create a theater in their minds.” PeopleThinkingTryingMindTheater Author:Dave Barry