It is better to have loved and lost, but only if you have a good attorney.

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.

A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.

Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything.

I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there. He looks around and says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'

I sometimes worry about my short attention span, but not for long.

Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there?

A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.

San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.

There are a thousand viewpoints in the viewtiful city.

All American cars are basically Chevrolets.

There is no such thing as a beauty contest . . . Beauty is noncompetitive. Beauty of any kind stands alone, unmatched, inimitable, uncontested.

Its decision to suck up an extra helping of toddler soup would cost it dearly.

Sometimes a high moon, liquid-brilliant, scudded across a hollow space and took cover under electric, brown-iridescent cloud-edges.

When all else is lost and gone forever, there is yearning. Only desire trumps time.

For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that's different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that.

In my opinion, the best setup guys now have a tougher job than the closers. They pitch more innings, inherit more runners.

Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

Part 5 The Voice- Make that my voice

Vacations prove that a life of pleasure is overrated.

Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that can be crippling.