I once wrestled with an angel. He won, but I learned a few things.

Never trust a man who reads only one book.

She loves you, loathes you, treats you well, then ill. Like a leech or a surgeon's knife, she's double-edged: sometimes she'll cure, but sometimes she will kill.

Actually loneliness has a kind of fascination; it's a state of egotistical, inner grace that you can achieve only by standing guard on old, forgotten roads that no one travels anymore.

Centuries of make-up that can be smudged by emotion have taught women to control their feelings.

What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here.

...the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone.

Everyone gets the devil he deserves.

You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.

Becoming a book collector is like joining a religion: it’s for life.

Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder than it does with the art of war.

The bigger the dream, the better the story.

Pulling back, like a savage carnivore at its prey, it tore a large chunk of meat rendering his left arm useless...regardless he did not require it for long.

George W. Bush will have to come to the UN and admit that he was wrong.

I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself.

I've always been wary of marriage.

Populists love rich people. They just hate professionals.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Your personal choices matter. And you have the power. Use it.

Warren Beatty was one hell of a lover - but we fought like stray dogs

When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride.