The only faithfulness people have is to emotions they're trying to recapture

Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.

There`s a tendency for Americans, particularly the simpler you are, the more you believe in the president as the kind of person to be.

You're gambling with something vital. Most writers get smashed egos.

The sole virtue of losing your short-term memory is that it does free you to be your own editor.

A nation fights well in proportion to the amount of men and materials it has. And the other equation is that the individual soldier in that army is a more effective soldier the poorer his standard of living has been in the past.

Simple narcissism gives the power of beasts to politicians, professional wrestlers and female movie stars.