Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.

One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

Scatter seeds of kindness.

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.

Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

Fiction is just that–fiction. Yes, it is serious business, but it should also be taken for face value. It’s entertainment. It’s escapism. It’s 365 pages of relaxation.

I realized that being present for loved ones who are dying or aging is one of the greatest honors and gifts in my life. We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

In reading, in literature and poetry, I found an artistic freedom that I didn't see at Woolworth's. I would read everything from Shakespeare to science fiction ... sometimes a book a day.

There are different parts of us. You want to feel safe but you want to also feel challenged.

Bukharin's a swine and surely worse than a swine because he thinks it below his dignity to write a couple of lines.

A man of supreme folly: his life flies away while he is merely hoping to enjoy it.

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them.

Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.

I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.