The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.

A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It's a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books. If you want to find out about something, the information is in the reference books---the dictionaries, the encyclopedias, the atlases. If you like to be told a story, the library is the place to go.

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.

The young writer should learn to spot them: words that at first glance seem freighted with delicious meaning, but that soon burst in the air, leaving nothing but a memory of bright sound.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

Understanding humor is like dissecting a live frog. It can be done, but the frog tends to die in the process.