The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought.

No one can tell, when two people walk closely together, what unconscious communication one mind may have with another

Of all evil-doers, the American is most to be feared. He uses more ingenuity in the planning of his projects and will take greater risks in carrying them out than any other malefactor on earth.

Publishers are humane men, and rarely commit crimes. Authors, however, are a hardened set, who usually perpertrate a felony every time they issue a book.

A breath of laughter will blow a Government out of existence in Paris much more effectually than a whiff of cannon-smoke

It is well if you go in for revenge to make it as complete as possible.("The Vengeance Of The Dead")

Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another.

We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

I started when I was seven years old so I was on 50, 60 cc Suzuki and then I went up to a Yamaha 125 and then my sister was 16 and she was racing a Harley Davidson 750.

I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society.

I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing.

I don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary. I see them simply as people in front of my lens.

You’re insane, you know that?” he says. “It’s the only thing keeping me afloat,” I say.

Elton wanted a garden. They were building all afternoon while we were rehearsing. And then they built a fountain for Elton. And he said, I was only joking!

I would welcome a friendship with Lynne Hinton. I would welcome an invitation to sit down at her table, but mostly I would welcome her next book.