. . . things whose perishing had been arrested by their power to make her love them.

When I reached the street I didn't know whether to go right or left. Soon I'd have to start acting like a person who cared about what happened to him.

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.

In case you’re not bright enough to figure it out, there’s a real upside to having a sinner like me answer your phone. I lie, and your conscience stays clear.

And you know, talk about something else is falling from the sky. And that is an asteroid. What's coming our way? Is this an effect of perhaps global warming or just some meteoric occasion?

My grandfather for example only died twice, once during the war and once in the 1980s.

After all, what does fame everlasting mean? Mere vanity.

I like barbecuing because it's easy.

I've... learned that it's a hell of a lot easier to just build something than to try to convince somebody who doesn't believe it's possible.

A piece of creative writing, like a day-dream, is a continuation of, and a substitute for, what was once the play of childhood.

When a thing is true, there is no need to use any arguments to substantiate it.

It’s time to close the books on infectious diseases, declare the war against pestilence won, and shift national resources to such chronic problems as cancer and heart disease.