This is the only sane clerical the earthquake has exposed to view yet.

I admire him, I frankly confess it; and when his time is come I shall buy a piece of the rope for a keepsake.

The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.

If there was two birds sitting on a fence, he would bet you which one would fly first.

That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do.

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

If smoking cigars is not permitted in heaven, I won''t go.