A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while.

You can convert your innate worth into gross net worth on the earth.

if youdon't want toend up insomeone else'spoem, then maybeyou shouldstarttreatingpeoplebetterfor achange.- an unapologetic poet.

If one is looking for cultural testosterone and raging off-the-wall competition in the world of communications, Manhattan was - and is - home plate.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

There's always the pressure to make the movie good.

If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I'm gonna be really pissed.

I love furniture. And I thought, why are we not seeing who's making the cool new coffee table and these new designs that come out?

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

To be honest, it's easier for me to speak with an American accent.

Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.