The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes.

Before the word gay had really been invented, was there's no such thing. Only a country, basically as mindless about these matters - based upon our peasant superstitions, religious superstitions - would they make categories. Everybody's everything.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

For true happiness, it is not enough to be successful oneself . . . one's friends must fail.

If satire is to be effective, the audience must be aware of the thing satirized.

All Americans born between 1890 and 1945 wanted to be movie stars.

Eisenhower's career demonstrated how it is possible to fool all the people all the time...'I may be stupid,' he once said at a press conference, 'but at least I'm sincere!' Actually, he was neither, but it suited his purpose to play the part of the bumbling man of good will who was 'not an expert in these matters' but somehow would do his best.