Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

You can make a sordid thing sound like a brilliant drawing-room comedy. Probably a fear we have of facing up to the real issues. Could you say we were guilty of Noel Cowardice?

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning.

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

A hundred years ago Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter was given an A for adultery; today she would rate no better than a C-plus.

Is the any religion like a right act?

A person with a good heart will always earn my utmost respect over an arrogant individual with all the worldly treasures in their hands.

But I broke your heart, ” she whispers. I shrug and kiss her again. “You break it, you buy it.

She's not pushing forty she's dragging it.

Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful.

And the voice grows stronger and stronger, and it’s my voice this time and it’s asking a question: How does she know?

You always want your kids to step up at the moment of truth.

I think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black people.

Science consists exactly of those forms of knowledge that can be verified and duplicated by anybody.

The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.