Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate.

Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.

Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.

Fence straddlers have no balls. In compensation, however, they enjoy a comfortable seat and can retreat swiftly, when danger threatens, to either side of the fence. There is something to be said for every position.

God is a sound people make when they're too tired to think anymore.

But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended.

The sneakiest form of literary subtlety, in a corrupt society, is to speak the plain truth. The critics will not understand you; the public will not believe you; your fellow writers will shake their heads. Laughter, praise, honors, money, and the love of beautiful girls will be your only reward.