I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Having a baby is part of a woman's life, and it is surely a great waste to be afraid of life.

The dog was cold and in pain. But being only a dog it did not occur to him to trot off home to the comfort of the library fire and leave his master to fend for himself.

If you could ask that question more precisely, you probably wouldn't be interested in the answer anymore

As you were, I was. As I am, you will be.

As far as in my career, I don't know what other form there is. I would love to do a talk show.

The most repulsive thing you could ever imagine is the inside of a camel's mouth. That and watching a girl eat octopus or squid.

You can't keep changing the rules based upon who holds political power.

It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.

It feels so good to laugh at myself. I'd probably cry my eyes out if I didn't.

Most things are born in the mothering darkness and most things die. Darkness is the womb of creation, my boy. But the sun with his seven horns of flame is the father of life.