Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands.

Closure is a greasy little word which, moreover, describes a nonexistent condition. The truth, Venus, is that nobody gets over anything.

Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.

Unless I specifically inform you otherwise, I'm always smoking another cigarette.

I hire tea by the tea bag.

I think all writers have a bit of genius in them, and a bit of talent. Genius retreats but talent improves.

It's tremendously important how you get on with the other sex. Your life record on that is incredibly important. You never really think about any of your other achievements.