To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation.

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.

All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.

The more people are reached by mass communication, the less they communicate with each other.

People on horses look better than they are. People in cars look worse than they are.

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

The barbarian weapon is fission: the splitting asunder. It has been perfected for death. Our only weapon is fusion: an imperfect process still, though designed for life.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

Don't look at me like that, " said Ruza."Like what?""Like I'm a beautiful book you're about to open and plunder with your greedy mad eyes.

Anything is a poem if you say it often enough.

Fashion shows are really my way of communication.

The human spy, in terms of the American espionage effort, had never been terribly pertinent.

Joy is a natural way of being.

Senator. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?

A Pretty Mouth is a fine and stylish collection that pays homage to the tradition of the weird while blazing its own sinister mark. Tanzer's debut is as sharp and polished as any I've seen.

The way to cover our sin is to uncover it by confession.

Every time I tour military outlets, I dedicate the food, fitness and set-ups to their service, because it all came to me through the military.

How many years will you crawl through this castle, so satisfied and still wanting more?