Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them. I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist.

Lighting new cigarettes, pouring more drinks. It has been a beautiful fight. Still is.

When a writer is swayed with his fame and his fortune, you can float him down the river with the turds.

Knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge.

When you play the field selfishly everything works against you: one can’t insist on love or demand affection. you’re finally left with whatever you have been willing to give which often is: nothing.

I've never met another man I'd rather be.

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.