One [television] program was an interminable exploration of the question: can a woman with a low I.Q. be happily married to a man with a high one? The answer seemed to be yes and no.

Do you think Arabs are dumb? They gave us our numbers. Try doing long division with Roman numerals.

Sons of suicides seldom do well.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Unfortunately, that still leaves plenty of Americans who don't read much or think much -- who will still be extremely useful in unjust wars. We are sick about that. We did the best we could.

I was hoping to build a country and add to its literature. That's why I served in World War II, and that's why I wrote books.

The two prime movers in the Universe are Time and Luck.