I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'

In romance, as in life, you only learn when you're losing.

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

For me, the monologue was the favorite thing I had done in radio. It was based on writing, but in the end it was radio, it was standing up and leaning forward into the dark and talking, letting words come out of you.

It is a sin to believe evil of others but it is seldom a mistake.

We all know you can get AIDS from sex, but did you know that you can get sex from aides?