Even if people aren't Republicans, it doesn't seem shocking to them that Ronald Reagan was the president. Well of course, because Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor! This is not only a bar too low, this is no bar at all. I don't care who you are, you know 20 people smarter than Ronald Reagan. You know 20 people who would be a better president than Ronald Reagan.

I wouldn't say that I dislike the young. I'm simply not a fan of naïveté.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

It is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than others.

Violet will be a good color for hair at just about the same time that brunette becomes a good color for flowers.

Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write.

Writing is so hard. Why would you be a writer if you weren't really good at it? If you could be anything else, why would you be a writer?