This man had something to hide, some shame in his past, and those with a past can always be bought.

You wouldn't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we'll do it one day. That's how negligent we are.

War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.

Childhood is the best period of life...

He was about to kiss me. I was sure of it. I had never been kissed before and had no idea what to do! - Delphine Delmar

If the world is where we hide from ourselves, what do we do when the world is no longer accessible? We invent a false name, invent a destiny, purchase a firearm through the mail.

What writes worse than a Theodore Dreiser? ... Two Theodore Dreisers.

True faith goes into operation when there are no answers.

I wasted a lot of years working on my writing and very grandly saying, 'And now... My Novel!,' which would soon be reduced to a short story, then to a paragraph.

Fear exists in the process of accumulation and belief in something is part of the accumulative process.

One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

Obviously this is engagement ring city. Couples are wandering along and girls are pointing through the windows and the men are smiling but all look slightly sick whenever their girlfriends turn away.