In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.

Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.

An artist is his own fault.

Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.

Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.

But whats the use of being old if you cant be dumb?

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.

I don't miss the Moon, because I have you.

Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.

For me, the stars are the invisible people on the street that people don't really get a chance to know.

Listen! There was never an artistic period. There was never an art-loving nation.

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer.

For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.

Preparation, mastery, can help you overcome your fear, but mastery alone is not enough. There has to be something you want that’s worth more to you than your fear.

The worlds represent increasing phases of densification, the involuting descent of spirit into matter, where the way becomes harder and longer.

So he didn't have to prove how he felt about me. Like so much else, I should just know.