Escape before it’s too late.

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

I have been vain since birth.

Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine!

I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.

I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.

It’s very difficult to follow our dreams, but it’s even more difficult to forget them.

The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.

I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.

Those with the courage to explore the weave and structure of the Cosmos, even where it differs profoundly from their wishes and prejudices, will penetrate its deepest mysteries.

Generally we don't really consciously do it as a purpose-driven thing. ... It's really just a response to life.

The newest books are those that never grow old.

and I think that everything in life is kind of unreal, isn't it?

What is beyond the mind, has no boundary, In it our senses end.

Encouraging underground uranium mining on the Colorado Plateau um, the federal government was the only purchaser of uranium ore to try to manufacture uh, atomic bombs.