Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

He is different, and there will be many people you love who will be unhappy with you. You don’t want them to feel you’ve dishonored them. Yes, I know how it is. But life is short. A chance for great happiness doesn’t come along all that often.

Every talent is unearned, however, and with it comes a solemn obligation to use it as fully and as wisely as possible.

Pure, hard-core liberals believe in a superior race. They think they're it. They believe they're more intelligent than the general run of mankind, better suited than the little people are to manage the little people's lives. They think they have the one true vision, the ability to solve all the moral dilemmas of the century. They prefer big government because that is the first step to totalitarianism, toward unquestioned rule by the elite. And of course they see themselves as the elite.

I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.

Human cruelty and treachery surpassed all understanding. There were no answers. Only excuses.

Where there's cake, there's hope. And there's always cake.