The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.

Do I believe in ghosts? Of course I do. So do you. Deep in the souls of the most sophisticated of us is lurking a fear of the supernatural which all the discoveries of scientists cannot eradicate.

Censor: A self-appointed snoophound who sticks his nose in other people's business.

Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.

I think it's become fashionable for the snobbish egghead today to make fun of television. I've heard many people, boast, "I would never have a television set in my house," well, these people are fools.

Banquet: a plate of cold, hairy chicken and artificially coloured green peas completely surrounded by dreary speeches and appeals for donations.

One of the greatest threats facing book publishing, and the entire country for that matter, is censorship.