Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.

The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Too many people don't care what happens so long as it doesn't happen to them.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

With relentless pursuit of success comes greatness.

I was too busy fighting the river to worry about adjusting my beliefs in accordance to reality.

If you start to revise before you've reached the end, you're likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of writing.

Before you invest, you must ensure that you have realistically assessed your probability of being right and how you will react to the consequences of being wrong.

Mania starts off fun, not sleeping for days, keeping company with your brain, which has become a wonderful computer, showing 24 TV channels all about you. That goes horribly wrong after awhile.

I think we had a Ben Webster/Gerry Mulligan record... that might have been it. We only had a few records in the house.

Some people do have a very innate sexuality to them. I may or may not have it, but it makes people see you in a certain light that has nothing to do with me.

In essence I'm really a very traditional writer. I subscribe to the notion that, ultimately, characters do drive everything else.

Each father wants their sons to be just like them, really.