Maybe the devil in human beings isn't the reflection of the devil, perhaps the devil is only a reflection of the savagery and brutality of our kind. Maybe what we've done is create the devil in our own image

Alliteration seems to offend people.

Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid.

The mockery of friends is affectionate, and inoculates against foolishness.

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent.

These days, people spent too much time striving to understand their feelings - and then ended up with none that were genuine.

I was looking forward to having a halo. It would make such a convenient reading lamp.