Any man who barely sustains an armistice with himself has no business poking around in an alien soul.

Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.

The man who counts on the aid of a god deserves the help he doesn't get.

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.

There were dreams once upon a time, dreams now all but forgotten. On sad days I dust them off and fondle them nostalgically, with a patronizing wonder at the naivete of the youth who dreamed them.

There is no vengeance as terrible as the vengeance a coward plots in the dark of his heart.

Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true.

There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies.

I'm an incurable romantic. The essence of romance is an unshakable conviction that next time will be different.

My favorite sport is female and my favorite food is beer.

Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.

We real cool. WeLeft school. WeLurk late. WeStrike straight. WeSing sin. WeThin gin. WeJazz June. WeDie soon.

Pray for the peace of the world.

Our reasons are not prophets When oft our fancies are.

The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.

Belief in God is an act of faith. But so is believing our existence is simply the result of chance.

How can we, with our adult minds, know what will be interesting? If you follow the child...you can find out something new.

Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill.

The first effect of modernism was to make high culture difficult: to surround beauty with a wall of erudition.

I don't feel any pressure when I'm up there at the plate. I feel it when I'm in the on-deck circle, but when I'm in the box, it's just me and the pitcher, and I get zoned in.

Affection, mistress of passion, sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes.