New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become.

Dwayne's bad chemicals made him take a loaded thirty-eight caliber revolver from under his pillow and stick it in his mouth. This was a tool whose only purpose was to make holes in human beings.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers.

I would not be interested in writing if I didn't feel that what I wrote was an act of good citizenship or an attempt, at any rate, to be a good citizen.

Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.

Having a yacht is a reason for being more cheerful than most.