There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made, " you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel.

Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself.

When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.

The twentieth century has built up a powerful set of intellectual shortcuts and devices that help us defend ourselves against moments when clouds suddenly appear to think.

After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism.

Gratitude is an act that has to be expressed, not an attitude.

A sweet fate oft hides a sinner's heart.

For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.

A true gentleman never leaves his lady.

No metaphor reinvents the job of the nurture of children except to muddy or mock.

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

I'm not trying to make excuses for David Seaman, but I think the lights may have been a problem.

We've believed for 50 years that the Japanese are small Americans who wanted to be like us. They are not.

To act choicelessly is to act in accord with the situation. If someone throws a rock, you duck.

I want to be remembered as a storyteller.