His wings were failing, but he refused to fall without a struggle.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

My own business always bores me to death

Faith gives self-confidence and self-courage and strength.

Focusing on Earning the Right will have an incredible effect on the success of every single sales call that you will make from this day on.

I have a little dog who likes to nap with me.He climbs on my body and puts his face in my neck.He is sweeter than soap.He is more wonderful than a diamond necklace, which can't even bark...

I was never lost in the woods in my whole life, though once I was confused for three days.

I still can't go over a subway grating without looking down to see if there is some money there.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone

Don't just be interested, be interesting.

I want to tell you that I think this war is a great mistake.

I am now face to face with dying. But I am not finished with living.