...every study of the gods, of everyone's gods, is a revelation of vengeance towards the innocent.

Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual.

Keep passing the open windows.

Half my life is an act of revision.

You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.

I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

If you don't feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn't very vital.

. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

Must be going crazy---my favorite poet latelyhas been me!

I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected.

How difficult it is to reach anything approaching a moderate and relatively calm point of view in the midst of one's emotions.

I'm always so surprised when people fill their homes up with stuff.

Pain creates movement, and movement controls balance. If the opponent does not feel any pain you may be forced to break bones.

Should I be grateful or should I curse the fact that despite all misfortune I can still feel love, an unearthly love but still for earthly objects.

The best point of my novels, I think, is their humor. I want to keep many my works humorous.

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

Homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be cured through counselling.

I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.