Many desire to kill me, and many wish to spend an hour chatting with me. The law protects me from the former.

I have to do this, as long as it is at all possible; for if those who are obliged to look after commas had always made sure they were in the right place, then Shanghai would not be burning.

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.

One cannot dictate an aphorism to a typist. It would take too long.

I have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping that something might improve if I viewed allsides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. For it is comforting to regard something as bad and to be able to use one's prejudice as an excuse.

What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.

In case of doubt, decide in favor of what is correct.