It's not an exaggeration to say that we're on the verge of a meltdown.

Art, after all, is traditionally displayed against vacancies: paintings on dun walls, sculptures in empty spaces, music in quiet halls.

Denial was a weapon; it killed truth, numbed the mind, and I was a junkie.

Lightening falls, all you can do is- pray God that it doesn't fall on you.

I'm sixty-nine years old, and I have no plans to run for reelection. Do you think I give a damn?

Every man has three worlds. What he perceives, what he shows to the world and his reality. The third one is the mystery to be lived.

There has been only one Christmas -- the rest are anniversaries.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.

It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches.

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.

I love food so much, all I have to do is look at it and I gain 5 pounds.

Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it's disheartening.

That was the very centre of his genius - he invented things that anyone could have thought of, and men who can invent things that anyone could have thought of are very rare men.

In War: Resolution; In Defeat: Defiance; In Victory: Magnanimity; In Peace: Good Will.