It was deeply a part of Lee's kindness and understanding that man's right to kill himself is inviolable, but sometimes a friend can make it unnecessary

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

Time is the only critic without ambition.

We only have one story. All novels, all poetry are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves of good and evil.

And finally comes culture, which is entertainment, relaxation, transport out of the pain of living.

I know a little bit about a great many things and not enough about any one to make a living in these times.

Lennie said quietly, "It ain't no lie. We're gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an' live on the fatta the lan'.