Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is not the day when the jig is finally up.

There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.

I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.

First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down.

I was happy with her and I suspect I never knew her.Would I have been truly happy if I had actually known her?

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

To pile Pelion upon Olympus. [Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]

I realized during my time as a chaplain that I didn't want to be a minister.

Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept away before the tide of time.

Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.

I liken the current situation to that of the Starship Enterprise. The shields are up and the Klingons are shooting at us and every time they land a punch they are sapping our power.

I make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.