There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

New York blends the gift of privacy with the excitement of participation; and better than most dense communities it succeeds in insulating the individual (if he wants it, and almost everybody wants or needs it) against all enormous and violent and wonderful events that are taking place every minute.

A man must have something to cling to. Without that he is as a pea vine sprawling in search of a trellis.... I was all asprawl, clinging to Beauty, which is a very restless trellis.

The most puzzling thing about TV is the steady advance of the sponsor across the line that has always separated news from promotion, entertainment from merchandising. The advertiser has assumed the role of originator, and the performer has gradually been eased into the role of peddler.

When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.

Writing is both mask and unveiling.

No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.