Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave.'

Beware of overconcern for money, or position, or glory. Someday you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition

Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.

This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son.

I am by nature a dealer in words, and words are the most powerful drug known to humanity.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

There is no sin so great as ignorance. Remember this.

Never look backwards or you'll fall down the stairs.

We had better share our bewilderments. By hiding them from each other we should not hide them from ourselves.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

In the course of history many more people have died for their drink and their dope than have died for their religion or their country.

I listened to 19 guilty verdicts for my wife and me. And all I could do was sob.

Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadn’t even known I was in the pool

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

Do they give Pulitzers for tweets yet?

It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.

There's one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing at all.