Perhaps his tragedy is that he is the one normal writer left on earth and it is this that adds to his isolation and so to his sense of guilt.

Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end.

Fear ringed by doubt is my eternal moon.

How, unless you drink as I do, could you hope to understand the beauty of an old Indian woman playing dominoes with a chicken?

What is man but a little soul holding up a corpse?

For a time they confronted each other like two mute unspeaking forts.

Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days it'd die of remorse on the third.

Never think that by releasing me you will be free. You would only condemn us to an ultimate hell on earth. You would only free something else to destroy us both.

Only against death does man cry out in vain.

I like prefaces. I read them. Sometimes I do not read any further.

How shall the murdered man convince his assassin he will not haunt him.

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

To become the spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.

Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

For a physicist mathematics is not just a tool by means of which phenomena can be calculated, it is the main source of concepts and principles by means of which new theories can be created.

The acting in Downton Abbey has been consistently excellent across the board.

When you get up in the morning, let your first thought be directed towards God.

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

I don't really understand why when I'm not making music, I feel like I can't breathe.