I knew I was supposed to be a writer; I had made that declaration in the closet of my soul.

Life is a sandwich of activity between two periods of bed-wetting.

Even if you're the worst writer in the world, at least you'll have the evidence.

Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation.

That's part of fiction, creating a world better than the one you live in.

Cholesterol to go with alcohol; all the bad things in English-speaking life end in -ol.

Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?

I don't know any more about America than one knows being trapped in it.

Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.

Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.

If I tell you that I have robbed a bank, prepare the correct reaction.

The pursuit of happiness seems worthwhile only because of the chase. You love it only if you don’t realize you’re never going to catch up.

People are afraid of immortality because they believe they won’t find something to do and will get bored! What to do if we become immortal? We can just walk! It is better than dying!

I'm beginning to think that you should only be allowed to serve two terms, before madness sets in.

Paralympics... fascinating because just watching anyone with a major disability trying to do everyday chores is fun to watch.

St. Paul would say to the philosophers that God created man so that he would seek the Divine, try to attain the Divine. That is why all pre-Christian philosophy is theological at its summit.

'Fact checking' is opinion journalism pretending to be some sort of heightened objectivity.

Do not be afraid to get close to your opponent. The closer you are, the more you will learn.

It's confusing. I've had so many wives and so many children I don't know which house to go to first on Christmas.

It is among uneducated women that we may look for the most confirmed gossips. Goethe tells us there is nothing more frightful than bustling ignorance.

It’s not my job to want you or not want you. It’s not my job to earn you.