I have lived in the East for nearly thirty years now, but many of my books prove that I am never very far away from Ohio in my thoughts, and that the clocks that strike in my dreams are often the clocks of Columbus.

All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first.

If I have sometimes seemed to make fun of Woman, I assure you it has only been for the purpose of egging her on.

Beautiful things don't ask for attention.

The paths of glory at least lead to the Grave, but the paths of duty may not get you Anywhere.

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.

God bless... God damn.