I was a military spouse, and I lived on military pay. It is very difficult to do that. But we do that with honor and with gratitude for the chance to serve this country.

The man in 4B wondered if he could have your autograph. He told me his daughter is a huge fan.”

It's odd to see pictures of your parents before your own birth, before your nagging presence altered their lives forever.

It is also important to understand that a hidden nature is not always an evil nature

... vulgarity has no nation.

In the 1930s, there was a stretch where you could borrow more against the real estate than you could sell it for. I think that's what's going on in today's private-equity world.

Birdsong foamed in the hour-before-dawn garden.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

Well, what did I expect? S&M didn't stand for soft and mushy?

When one has got to make correct entries, one comes to hate those savages--hate them to the death.

For most of my life, I have wanted broad impact but now, at 72, I'm not so sure that's always my first priority.