I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic team.

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.

Mystery writers' conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.

That rockabilly sound wasn't as simple as I thought it was.

They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever.

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital.

But Paulie gives all of herself away, and so to create a love like that and a person who would give themselves away was what I thought was going to be difficult. I was little scared of such a challenge.

The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.

I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem.

I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.

I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist.

The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck.

Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.