... the monotonous beauty of wealth.

Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling.

And if you ever do a survey, you'll find that people prefer illusion to reality, ten to one. Twenty, even.

People that keep stiff upper lips find that it's hard to smile.

Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s brain. It’s in outer space and it ain’t coming back.

Autonomy is the whole thing; it's what unhappy people are missing. They have given the power to run their lives to other people.

Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work which is why you need to be persistent.

Writers don't write to inform other people, they write to find out something themselves.

Feeling is not selective, I keep telling you that. You can’t feel pain, you aren’t gonna feel anything else, either.

Make peace with what is.

I think living the blessed life is the luck of the draw.

She has given you something of value: the truth in her heart.

If we had known everything in this universe, we would have had to find another universe to feed our curiosity, because what keeps alive man is the curiosity!

I hate housework! You make the beds you do the dishes - and six months later you have to start all over again.

[Smoking is] a dirty habit that should be banned from America by the Government, instead of moderate alcoholic drinking.

The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog.

Trends toward increasing numbers of infection and increasing drug resistance show no sign of abating.

My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.

None are so poor that they have nothing to give...and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.

Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

I don't want to hear what the price of meat is.