The air itself was ebony, like the denial, the refutation, of the idea of light.

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.

Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful.

Probably human cruelty is fixed and eternal. Only styles change.

My life looked good on paper - where, in fact, almost all of it was being lived.

When the past is forgotten, the present is unforgettable

Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.

Perhaps there are other bits of my life that would take on content, take on shadow, if only I read more and thought less about money.

When you’ve lost all your play, guess what love becomes. Work. Work that gets harder every hour.

Love is blind; but it makes you see the blind man; teetering on the roadside . . .

Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards.

Ladies: There are some men who will listen to all of your desires simply to use them to control you. #LearnToDiscernListen to what he does, Watch what he says and avoid the heartbreak.

Maybe innocence is a skin you must shed to build layers more resistant to the caustic truths of the world.

I have a lot of passion. I have a lot of pride. I think I do get that from my family. But you can be driven and be nice.

I had too much Nyquil and Vivarin again. Lost my stomach all over the place.

Why assume so glibly that the God who presumably created the universe is still running it? It is certainly conceivable that He may have finished it and then turned it over to lesser gods to operate.

No matter how wonderful a sentence is, if it doesn't add new and useful information, it should be removed.

If you're following your heart, you're moving in the right direction.

I was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North.

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

My kid is a product of the fast computer lifestyle.