When I began writing that I was able and did travel and met some fascinating people and also uncovered some history, which has not been discovered before.

Let us then remember the dead-and all wars-gratefully. And let us hope that because of them we may become a touch better, a thimbleful wiser, and a handshake more tolerant of this changing world they did not live to see.

No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer.

I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I'm sick or well. There must be 600 finished words — not almost right words. Before you ask, I'll tell you that yes, I do write 600 at the top of my pad every day, and I keep track of the word count to insure I reach my quota daily — without fail.

Since when was the stock market an accurate barometer of anything?

I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning.

The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.