Do we ever have to abandon all hope? Is it not perhaps a good thing that by refusing to give in to the evidence, the dreams that lie half awake in us all may persist?

Le hasard, c'est peut-être le pseudonyme de Dieu quand il ne veut pas signer.

We rarely improve our habits and traits while floating on the placid pool of ease and comfort.

Digging deep inside you as a writer will damn near kill you at times. But in the end, your words will be true and undeniable for the reader, and that is all that ever really matters in writing.

Find your place and hold it: find your work and do it. And put everything you've got into it.

Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones.

I don't think anyone can ever put into words the great things (Joe) DiMaggio did. Of all the stars I've known, DiMaggio needed the least coaching.

I have not seen the National League enough to know.

I finally broke into the prison I found my place in the chain Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

How can one dive into the intricate mystery of man when One doesn't see where One is located