I understand there are some men who are only half here. Let's not say men. Let's say people. People who are more or less obscure at times.

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what they mean, but even what they look like.

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.

No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet ineffably sad because we know what no other animal knows, that we must die.

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

I don’t want your candor. I want your soul in a silver thimble.

What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

a true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart.

In regards to climbing the ladder of success, there is a better future, with a greater purpose. One can find it, only if he or she searches for it.

His lips press into mine in a kiss meant to make the world fade away.And it delivers.

Whether we forget something we are not proud of, or embellish it, or blame somebody else, we want to save face by not owning up to shortcomings.

Help does not only come through financial assistance. There are a lot of ways with which one person can help another person.

Most women work one shift at the office or factory and a 'second shift' at home.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight.