Not only do the brave get killed, but the brave have a better chance of it.

If you want to keep a friend, never test him.

Three hours of writing require twenty hours of preparation. Luckily I have learned to dream about the work, which saves me some working time.

In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms

A guy needs somebody―to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick.

To the heavens on the wings of a pig.

A book is somehow sacred. A dictator can kill and maim people, can sink to any kind of tyranny and only be hated, but when books are burned the ultimate in tyranny has happened. This we cannot forgive.