The problem was never my mind

I believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification.

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.

The electronic town hall allows for speedy communications and bad decision-making.

You can't come up against the world's most powerful intelligence agencies and not accept the risk.

In each person I catch the fleeting suggestion of something beautiful and swear eternal friendship with that.

How come the Muggles don’t hear the bus?” said Harry. “Them!” said Stan contemptuously. “Don’ listen properly, do they? Don’ look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don’.

God does not ask for 'religious' art or 'Catholic' art. The art he wants for himself is Art, with all its teeth

If you hang with 9 broke people, you'll be the 10th.

The truth is, I can’t read anything with any distance. Every book is a self-help book to me. Just having them makes me feel better.