Dangerous thing, giving humanity the knowledge of good and evil. And the capacity to make the wrong choice more often than not.

Back then, before it became clear that democracy was best served by a drunken electorate, the bars in New York City were required to close on Election Day.

Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.

As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about.

And, as long as you can make yourself go on choosing the pain over the relief, you can keep going.

Ideas come to people who are receptive to them.

New York is an ugly city, a dirty city... But there is one thing about it. Once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no place else is good enough.