The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.

The world is what it is, no less and no more, and therein lies its entire and sufficient meaning.

Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere -- particularly if they form loops.

The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the greater the moral obligation to play the role of critic.

What's the difference between the Lone Ranger and God? There really is a Lone Ranger.

If you feel that you're not ready to die, never fear; nature will give you complete and adequate assistance when the time comes.