Most true things are kind of corny, don’t you think? But we make them more sophisticated out of sheer embarrassment.

The world changes too fast. You take your eyes off something that's always been there, and the next minute it's just a memory.

Being apart was wrong. Simply lying side by side did more for a relationship than words. A warm bed, a nest of animal intimacy. Words could be misunderstood, whereas loving companionship bred trust.

What do you expect? This place is one big anti-climax.

Anyway, when sophisticated technology fails, primitive technology steps in to do the job.

These days, the bigger the company, the less you can figure out what it does.

There is also a doubt as to what is to be the supreme power in the state: - Is it the multitude? Or the wealthy? Or the good? Or the one best man? Or a tyrant?

If you have a good spine, the gods will chase you. Nobody has psychological or emotional problems, everyone has a bad spine.

I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces for fanzines, and I've written for Hollywood.

Grey time-worn marbles Hold the pure Muses. In their cool gallery, By yellow Tiber, They still look fair.

No, that's not true. I didn't see his place that much, but he's a good kid and I had fun playing with him.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.

Whatever comes, let's be content withal: Among God's blessings there is no one small.

The French are a logical people, which is one reason the English dislike them so intensely. The other is that they own France, a country which we have always judged to be much too good for them.

What I learned: Shun nonbelievers. Ignore critics. Do your best for people who want to dance with you.

I was in the army, Terri. Special Ops, sent into the most godforsaken places you can imagine, where I did unspeakable things. We weren’t exactly sent in to teach our enemies to knit. (Nathan)