I saw the destruction of Dresden. I saw the city before and then came out of an air-raid shelter and saw it afterward, and certainly one response was laughter. God knows, that's the soul seeking some relief.

All people are insane. They will do anything at any time, and God help anybody who looks for reasons.

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.

Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.

I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.

No good at life, but very funny sometimes with the commentary.

You've got to be a good date for the reader.