A writer is like a gypsy. He owes no allegiance to any government. If he is a good writer he will never like any government he lives under. His hand should be against it and its hand will always be against him.

Now he was proving it again. Each time was a new time and he never thought about the past when he was doing it.

It is silly not to hope, besides I believe it is a sin." The Old Man and the Sea

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.

You know lots of criticism is written by characters who are very academic and think it is a sign you are worthless if you make jokes or kid or even clown. I wouldn't kid Our Lord if he was on the cross. But I would attempt a joke with him if I ran into him chasing the money changers out of the temple.

Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure?