It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing that is read now will be read later.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Celebrities are invariably celebrity-mad, just as liars always believe liars.

Most writers write books that they wouldn't read. I ought to know; I've done it myself.

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent.

Sex was a great no-no for Americans, so that was obviously an attraction to the writers, and since sex is a great part of most people's lives, it's a great subject.

Who gives a damn about being remembered? That's really for amateurs.