Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.

The grandeur of a philosophy does not certify its truth.

The egg is the symbol of perfection. Do you want an egg?

I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.

Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.

Political correctness is driving machismo underground and recalling effeminacy from exile.

The party out of office becomes the articulate one.