Well, men go to musicals. Women are the ones that buy the tickets for plays.

Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.

An artist is his own fault.

Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.

Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.

In every marriage the wife has to keep her mouth shut about at least one small thing her husband does that disgusts her.

But whats the use of being old if you cant be dumb?

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

And when the clouds do clear awayGet a momentary chance to seeThe thing I've been trying to beat to deathThe soft creature that I used to beThe better animal I used to be

I'm trying to play guitar every day. I think I have a gift, and I've not been nurturing it for a long time. So I'm trying to pick it back up.

I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.

The Chancellor also in effect asks us to bargain away whatever obligation or interest we have as regards the neutrality of Belgium. We could not entertain that bargain either.

Our job is to help Iraq forces be better equipped, to help their police be able to deal with these extremists and to help their government succeed.

I'm not opposed to the use of force.

I'm a people person and I've met some great people along the way and made some great friends.

Understand that the only way to get happiness is by giving it away to others.

For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.

The keystone of the entire structure of the spiritual and physical universe is Rhythmic Balanced Interchange between all opposites.