Because it's still a heartache. And nothing makes you want to die more than that.

Since I've become more observant of how bikes and cars interact, I've decided that bicyclists have two major safety threats: cars and themselves.

Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics does the same thing for the body.

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.

You can't ultimately dodge defeat by winning close elections.

I have to go out for lunch and dinner because I can't cook. I need a woman to come and save me from my cooking.

The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and for that a professional chair offers no special opportunities.

Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you.

There are many causes I would die for. There is not a single cause I would kill for.

The better the script, the less money there is. That's just the economics of the studio system.

If I die tomorrow, will I have gotten everything in the world I've ever wanted? No. But I will have gotten everything that's made me happiest.

Many writers over the centuries simply do not have the reputations they deserve because they were female, and that is an act of suppression.