World events are the work of individuals whose motives are often frivolous, even casual.

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

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads, writes no novels and sex certainly gives no meaning to anything in life but itself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

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

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

Politics is made up of two words: "Poli," which is Greek for "many," and "tics," which are bloodsucking insects.