There is a kind of perverse unity forming among us, born, I think, of the discontent of all classes of people with the endless frustration of life.

He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!

A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence.

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

In America, any man who is not a reactionary in his views is open to the charge of alliance with the Red hell.

Sometimes...it's better for a man just to walk away. But if you can't walk away? I guess that's when it's tough.

Life is an endless, truly endless struggle. There's no time when we're going to arrive at a plateau where the whole thing gets sorted. It's a struggle in the way every plant has to find it's own way to stand up straight. A lot of the time it's a failure. And yet it's not a failure if some enlightenment comes from it.