But I am in the gambling business, for good or ill; it is the business I have chosen, and the only governing rule that we all recognize is: always sit close to an exit and never trust a man who doesn't sweat.

Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

I went to the Democratic Convention as a journalist, and returned a cold-blooded revolutionary.

Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.

We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear

I am a professional sportswriter, among other things, and I take the games seriously. It is only one of my many powerful addictions, and I don't mind admitting any of them.

I am more than just a serious basketball fan. I am a life-long addict. I was addicted from birth, in fact, because I was born in Kentucky and I learned, early on, that Habitual Domination was a natural way of life.