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

The fact that we don't read more books in America can be traced squarely to the fact that we have newspapers that are about a hundred times as big as the newspapers anywhere else.

I can't say this too often - that a little humor can make life worth living. That has always been my credo. Somebody once asked me, 'What would you like your epitaph to be?' I've always said that I'd like it to be: He left people a little happier than they were when he came into the room.

For me, a hearty "belly laugh" is one of the beautiful sounds in the world.

One of the troubles of the day, observes Mr. C.N. Peac, is that once we came upon the little red schoolhouse, whereas now we come upon the little-read school boy.

I don't stutter when I talk to God. He loves me.

Politicians are like ships: noisiest when lost in a fog.