She could tell he was heading toward a bad place. She had seen him go there often enough, knew he had shortcuts he could take to get there in no time.

If the lies don't kill you, the truth will.

He continued to see inevitable events from the past as avoidable, long after they'd taken their course.

It was a sad loss, this illusion of importance, a humbling blow.

Read enough books.

Age and illness made one a dualist

Love is about filling up the space, not making more holes.

Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.

Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely.

Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.

The total person is first disclosed ... in areas of life that are lived frivolously.

As a historian, he felt it his duty to respect everything that had ever been respected, except for the occasional statesman.

In clothes clean and fresh there is a kind of youth with which age should surround itself.

[My grandmother] managed her money better than some financial professionals I know. I give credit always to her because she is the reason I have my column and national recognition.