The truth had been said but evil had been done.

Sometimesyou meet people and know immediatelythat they were meant to be your friend.

In the grand scheme of things it makes no difference who is right but rather what's right that counts.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Reality is a concept that depends largely upon where you point your face.

I'm no Bob Gibson. I can tell you that.

Champions keep going when they don't have anything left in their tank!

The art of conducting consists in knowing when to stop conducting to let the orchestra play.

But they wanted you. Time is not something you give back. The very next moment may be answer to your prayer. To deny that is to deny the most important part of the future.

So what’s on the agenda for tonight? (Danger) Migraine, futility, possible death. Same as every night, I guess. (Alexion)

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.