No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.

To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.

When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is its power over you.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Do not be unkind to others just because you are passing through difficult times because they are not responsible for your misery.

Who is a magician? The one who says, "I bring nonliving people to life.

The pain of an unpublished manuscript is akin to the trauma of bearing an unborn.

Life is never easy for any one. Be gentle with one another.

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

I'm all about nightlife. I live during the night.

I must confess I took a couple or three jobs just for the money.

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

It's time for the party of big ideas, not the party of Big Brother!

It's hard to visualize the toys you had fifty years ago - all save bear. He's as clear as if he were sitting on the desk in front of you...of course...he probably is.