The only thing that can ruin a good day is people.

What I learned constructive about women, not just ethics like never blame them if they pox you because somebody poxed them and lots of times they don't even know they have it — that's in the first reader for squares — is, no matter how they get, always think of them the way they were on the best day they ever had.

The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.

They can't yank a novelist like they can a pitcher. A novelist has to go the full nine, even if it kills him.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

No one you love is ever truly lost.

You are so brave and quiet I forget you are suffering.