I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death.

One withers, another grows.

There is no fair in life and death. If it were, no good men would die young.

He did not know that the child who had asked for yesterday was now seeking to own tomorrow.

Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more - to be richer, more beautiful, more well known - you are missing the bigger picture, and I can tell you from experience, happiness will never come

Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.

In a newspaper, you only have so much room. It teaches you the value of getting to the point, of not pampering yourself with your glorious writing. I've always been much more interested in one powerful sentence that stays with you. That's my style.