For every death is a simplification of existence for the others, removes the necessity to show gratitude, the obligation to pay visits.

Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself.

But it is always easy to put together stories about a past which nobody any longer remembers, like those about journeys to countries where nobody has ever been.

And like an aviator who rolls painfully along the ground until, abruptly, he breaks away from it, I felt myself being slowly lifted towards the silent peaks of memory.

The beauty of images lies behind things, the beauty of ideas in front of them.

Ideas are substitutes for sorrows...

...pretention is very close to stupidity and that simplicity has a less visible but still gratifying aspect.

Good to see you too, Otto." -Sydney Rose

The literature of impotence is about to develop beyond measure.

I tend to avoid people who always have something to say … and those who expect me to always have something to say.

Wisdom that is not acted upon is just philosophy... but when lived as a verb, wisdom will be the foundation of your success.

The geek of the Earth are a tribe and they are mighty.

There are people who are very resourceful At being remorseful And who apparently feel that the best way to make friends Is to do something terrible and then make amends.

If we love something similar to ourselves, we endeavor, as far as we can, to bring it about that it should love us in return.

My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.

I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making 'The Appaloosa' a good movie.

Mac looked up with the oddest of all his odd expressions