Marriage is rather a silly habit.

Royalty is the gold filling in a mouthful of decay

Don't clap too hard - it's a very old building.

Writers don't need love; all they require is money.

Go on - but don't think you can kill my confidence. I've had experts doing it for years.

I must be the luckiest man in the world. Not only am I bisexual, I am also Welsh.

They spend their time looking forward to the past.

A refined sort of butcher, a woman is.

We all of us waited for him to die. The family sent him a check every month, and hoped he'd get on with it quietly, without too much vulgar fuss.

Don't be afraid of being emotional. You won't die of it.

Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.

Let our scars fall in love.

Yeah, well, wish in one hand, crap in the other, and see which fills up first

Keep in mind that imagination is at the heart of all innovation. Crush or constrain it and the fun will vanish.

Leeches should be kept a day before applying them. They should be squeezed to make them eject the contents of their stomachs.

Of my sowing such straw I reap. O human folk, why set the heart there where exclusion of partnership is necessary

People want the freedom. They want to be able to shop. If you don't like the shop trading hours and you're a shop owner, you don't have to open.

Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference.

The economy of gift, of art, is fundamentally opposed to the economy of war.

There is no such condition as 'schizophrenia,' but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event.

I haven't seen it. I don't really need Michael Moore to tell me about September 11th.