Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters.

The intelligent man is never bored.

I figure that if God actually does exist, he is big enough to understand an honest difference of opinion.

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.

Whenever I have endured or accomplished some difficult task -- such as watching television, going out socially or sleeping -- I always look forward to rewarding myself with the small pleasure of getting back to my typewriter and writing something.

All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resent domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger.

I would argue that a truly developed country would be beyond Presidents and Kings. In a world with some semblance of equality, each liberal-minded woman, each gay person, and indeed almost every person could be their own President. In a world of equals, what real service does a ruler provide?