Do you mind if I don't smoke?

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

[He] may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.

Men had always been the reciters of poetry in the desert.

Seduction is merely encouraging a man to do something he already wants to do.

And, for the gods sake, don't waste the whole day working! Make time for a bit of adventure dear. This life is only so long.

Writing a poem is like having an affair, a one-night stand; a short story is a romance, a relationship; a novel is a marriage-one has to be cunning, devise compromises, and make sacrifices.

There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.

One defeats a fanatic precisely by not being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's intelligence.

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

After A Perfect Storm came out, I heard from a young reader, who had suffered a similar background as Arizona, that I had helped her to find peace. That was the most amazing thing in the world to me.

I recognize that knitting can improve my mood in trying circumstances

If you believe in yourself and have passion, you can succeed.