A true libertarian supports free enterprise, opposes big business; supports local self-government, opposes the nation-state; supports the National Rifle Association, opposes the Pentagon.

The majority of American writers today have chosen passive non-resistance to things as they are, producing sloughs of poetry about their personal angst and anomie, cascades of short stories and rivers of novels obsessed with the nuances of domestic relationships - suburban hanky-panky - chic boutique shopping mall literary soap opera. When they do speak out on matters of controversy they attack not the evils of our time but fellow writers who may insist on complaining.

In order to write a book, it is necessary to sit down (or stand up) and write. Therein lies the difficulty.

The rich are not very nice. That's why they're rich.

The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often.

I always write with my .357 magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere.

The one great gift to humankind from our nuclear physicists has been the nuclear bomb. How can we ever thank them?