The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself. His moral law is never to place his prime goal within the persons of others. His moral obligation is to do what he wishes, provided his wish does not depend primarily upon other men.

The charming aspect of Christmas is the fact that it expresses good will in a cheerful, happy, benevolent, non-sacrificial way.

Style is not an end in itself, it is only a means to an end - the means of telling a story.

The art of writing is the art of doing what you think you're doing. This is not as simple as it sounds. It implies a very difficult undertaking: the necessity to think. And it implies the requirement to think out three separate, very hard problems: What is it you want to say? How are you going to say it? Have you really said it?

She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece of the city.

I am only concerned with politics so I may see the day when I don't have to be concerned with politics.

One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor.