Flesh goes on pleasuring us, and humiliating us, right to the end.

Most of us can easily do two things at once; what's all but impossible is to do one thing at once.

We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy: whiskey and action are easier.

People keep telling us about their love affairs, when what we really want to know is how much money they make and how they manage on it.

No matter how many Christmas presents you give your child, there's always that terrible moment when he's opened the very last one. That's when he expects you to say, 'Oh yes, I almost forgot,' and take him out and show him the pony.

There's only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that's a writer sitting down to write.

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.