Everybody likes to see somebody else get caught for the vices practiced by themselves.

The more people are reached by mass communication, the less they communicate with each other.

To be at peace with self, to find company and nourishment in self-this would be the test of the free and productive psyche.

All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

All people talk of money sometimes, everywhere. But not for all people, everywhere, is money the addiction, the obsession, the stimulant, that it seems to be in New York. It is a large part of the clamor, and it is the voice - quite literally - of the man in the street.

The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.

the overwhelming majority of people who are engaged in the processes of thought and expression are Democrats because the essence of thought is exploration and diversity and change. It's impossible to have vision in art or government without risk, or the boldness and courage which produce risk. And this - in spite of what they call modern Republicanism - is the antithesis of true Republican thinking.