There were lots of things to stop and see-and then it was time to go, always time to go.

That was what made them so hilarious and unafraid. That was the strength of the Nazis. [...] They understood God better than anyone. They knew how to make Him stay away.

Talent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer.

We used to have superb public schools. I guess we don't anymore, but, boy, the public schools were really something and I am a product of those in Indianapolis.

A book is an arrangement of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numerals, and about eight punctuation marks, and people can cast their eyes over these and envision the eruption of Mount Vesuvius or the Battle of Waterloo.

Love is where you find it.

My definition of a man's man is a man who knows gun safety, and we all did.