Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional.

It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

I might have enjoyed the company of a woman or two... Or three but that had never stopped me from loving you.

So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness.

Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night.

Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.