Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety.

In football a man was asked to do a difficult and brutal job, and he either did it or got out.

But are you not fond of me?" Paris looked up, his eyes full of reproach."Fond of you? Myrina you are my queen. I want you more than I want life itself.

Women love romance, but they're not as romantic as men.

Being present means being completely aware of all that is. It means you’re not in denial, you’re not pretending, and you’re not avoiding.

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100.

The environment becomes inspiration. My response to it becomes idea. And idea becomes purpose and action through interpretation and painting.

There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man.

The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear, and with good reason; that passion alone, in the trouble of it, exceeding all other accidents

All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone.

Writing should be the settlement of dew on the leaf.