The first printed mention of bagels... is to be found in the Community Regulations of Kracow, Poland, for the year 1610 which stated that bagels would be given as a gift to any woman in childbirth.

People say: idle curiosity. The one thing that curiosity cannot be is idle.

Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.

Machines certainly can solve problems, store information, correlate, and play games - but not with pleasure.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that, perhaps, is what makes him different from others.

When in trouble, mumble.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.