Guantánamo Bay's motto: 'Safe, humane, legal, transparent detention.' Four adjectives describing one sick joke.

You learn almost as much about a thinker from what he reads—in particular, what he likes and what he disdains—as from what he writes himself.

If you use the term 'over-exaggerate, ' you know the definition neither of 'exaggerate' nor of 'over.

Today’s struggle will be tomorrow’s strength so welcome it with love and courage.

Can you imagine how many people got laid in here?" Abby said, walking to the other side of the Jacuzzi.

It's not the weather that's bad or good, it's whether you have good or bad mood. It's cloudy and cold, I feel happy and bold, As the storm unfolds, I turn silver in gold!

Gratitude is a form of worship in its own right, as it implies the acceptance of a power greater than yourself.

Kennedy echoed Stanley Baldwin that a democracy is always two years behind a dictator.

the night of trouble is at times so dark that the interwoven gold with which Providence relieves the woof of calamity remains undiscovered.

There are some exceptions: Chicago, my hometown, in particular. But overall in the country this is a much safer place than it used to be.

I haven't achieved as much as I should have done in my career.

Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

That's the great thing about being a writer. You dream up amazing questions... and then dream up even more amazing answers.