It holds no fear for her now, because the shark has been tamed by the soul of a boy. No--the soul of a man.

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

Conservatism is the maintenance of conventions already in force.

Thou driftest gently down the tides of sleep.

America is a country where the Olympics and the divorce lawyers both have the same slogan - Go for the Gold.

I really hate those books where the murderer turns out to be somebody you never heard of who pops up in the last chapter.

Even if the crises that are looming up are overcome and a new run of prosperity lies ahead, deeper problems will still remain. Modern capitalism has no purpose except to keep the show going.

For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.

He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is also detestable.

I hope that in my thirties I grow as a writer, push into new territory.

Never try to make Americans or foreigners feel at home - had they wished to feel at home, they would have remained in their own county.

If America becomes militant, it will be because its people choose to become such; it will be because they think that war and warlikeness are desirable.