The fighter (like the writer) must stand alone. If he loses he cannot call an executive conference and throw off on a vice president or the assistant sales manager. He is consequently resented by fractional characters who cannot live outside an organization.

There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor.

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.

Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak sandwich, but I got used to it.