The feeling of 'turning into your dad' is nothing compared to the realisation that your son is turning into you.

If you can get to be you, why can't I get to be me?

A man’s desire is for the woman, but the woman’s desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.

To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.

We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.

When people have no interest in a subject, it's very hard to get them to laugh about it.

Even if you are Catholic, if you live in New York you're Jewish. If you live in Butte, Montana, you are going to be goyish even if you are Jewish.

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

If it makes you happy it can't be that bad

I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.