Say, ‘Thank you, Phin.’ ”“Oh, please.”“Say, Thank youvery much, Phin. ”“I don’t think so.”“Say, ‘You are a great lover, Phin.’ ”“I’m out of here.

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Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.

He found himself inhabiting the vast, empty plateau where most people live, between boredom and contentment.

He who dies with the most toys...dies a child.

Christians.....expend more “moral” energy opposing abortion than fighting genocide.

A person who is careless about money is careless about everything, and untrustworthy in everything.

What kind of wife would I be if I left your father simply because he was dead?

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.

Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful

Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.