On Critique – Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t do or teach, criticize.

On Love - Love without trust is the love you give a dog. You may call that cute little mutt a member of the family but you don't let him in the kitchen when there's a roast on the table.

On Money - There are many ways to get rich quickly. All of them are risky. Some of them are dangerous. A few of them are downright fatal.

On Perseverance – Persistence is admirable. Stubbornness is stupid. Just remember: the latter two even begin with the same three letters.

Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does the truth become error because nobody will see it. 1924-1926)

When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.

It is a distortion of the notion of romantic love to want to see obedience as the quintessential expression of respect.

If I had my druthers, I would do only stage work.

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I’m going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don’t remember reading.

What matters in literature in the end is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or the color of a particular human suffering.

Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it.

My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.

What you do to benefit the lives of others will ultimately also benefit you.