The bounties of space, of infinite outwardness, were three: empty heroics, low comedy, and pointless death.

I couldn't help wondering if that was what God put me on Earth for--to find out how much a man could take without breaking.

Scientific truth was going to make us so happy and comfortable. What actually happened when I was twenty-one was that we dropped scientific truth on Hiroshima.

It seems to me divorce is so common now. It ought to be more institutionalized. It's like a head-on collision every time. It's supposed to be a surprise but it's commonplace.

Love may fail, but #‎ courtesy will prevail.

The slaves were simply turned loose without any property. They were easily recognizable. They were black. They were suddenly free to go exploring.

I love you, because the love you gave me was the only love I've ever had, the only love I ever will have