Neither of us had anything to say, or rather we had everything to say, but after all those nights of not saying a word, we suddenly found we had not one dollar of time left between us.

If you’re in your life, chance. Viewed from the outside, like a book you’re reading, it’s fate all the way.

Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most.

A weapon men use against women is the refusal to take them seriously.

I added 'writers' to my list of people not to trust. They make everything up.

Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards.

Right, my phone. When these things first appeared, they were so cool. Only when it was too late did people realize they are as cool as electronic tags on remand prisoners.

Humans live in a pit of cheating, exploiting, hurting, incarcerating. Every time, the species wastes some part of what it could be. This waste is poisonous.

Integrity is a bugger, it really is. Lying can get you into difficulties, but to really wind up in the crappers try telling nothing but the truth.

Go on, my dear, " urges the snake. "Take one. Hear it? 'Pluck me, ' it's saying. That big, shiny red one. 'Pluck me, pluck me now and pluck me hard.' You know you wan

What's the book like?""Well, some of it's twaddle, but mostly it's just piffle. Cheers!

Do you pray for our world or just your world? If all your prayers were answered, would it change our world or just your world?

People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.

One-half of life is luck; the other half is discipline - and that's the important half, for without discipline you wouldn't know what to do with luck.

Only sound common sense, respectable fellow that he is, in the homely realm of his own four walls, has very wonderful adventures directly he ventures out into the wide world of research.

The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.

Painting is a state of being.

Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive.

I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?

Critics only speak up when they see someone shining. Average work doesn't threaten them.

All that a guru can tell you is: 'My dear Sir, you are quite mistaken about yourself. You are not the person you take yourself to be.'