He was violating the second rule of the two rules for getting on well with people that speak Spanish; give the men tobacco and leave the women alone

As in no other form of lute or combat, the conditions are such; the winner takes nothing, neither his ease, nor his pleasure, nor any notion of glory, nor if he wins far enough, will he find anything within himself.

I wish I could write well enough to write about aircraft. Faulkner did it very well in Pylon but you cannot do something someone else has done though you might have done it if they hadn't.

There's no one thing that's true. It's all true.

I decided to stop drinking with creeps. I decided to drink only with friends. I've lost 30 pounds.

Work every day. No matter what has happened the day or night before, get up and bite on the nail.

Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me. Yes," I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?