The land of embarrassment and breakfast.

A pier is a disappointed bridge; yet stare at it for long enough and you can dream it to the other side of the Channel.

Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.

The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.

The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly.

When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.

History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation.

What is the easiest, the most comfortable thing for a writer to do? To congratulate the society in which he lives: to admire its biceps, applaud its progress, tease it endearingly about its follies.

Some of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still.

The more you learn, the less you fear. "Learn" not in the sense of academic study, but in the practical understanding of life.

Mystification is simple; clarity is the hardest thing of all.

Starting out a new day gives hope for new adventures, villains and hero's to cross your path. Make the most of it.

speak less about what you have done. think more about what you can do

Don’t start. I saw Marcie climb inside your Jeep.”“She needed a ride.”I adopted a hands-on-hips pose. “What kind of ride?”“Not that kind of ride, ” he said slowly.

Anyone who has used that comforting phrase 'a nice cup of tea' invariably means Indian tea.

Your attitude is more important than stylish clothes. This comes from believing in yourself. This attitude can define your life.

When you paint late at night, drinking beer or wine or both, you gotta be very careful to watch what you are doing.

I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people - being always excited.

Speculator: One who bought stocks that went down.

What was the use of trying to expound a truth, if the majority preferred a lie?

If you owned everything and a tiny little piece gets out of control, then your world's gone. Like some unusual child who has a million toys and one of them is stolen, he's going to perish.