I would introduce myself if it were not useless. The name I had last night will not be the same as the name I have tonight. For the moment, then, let me say that I am thinking of Sam Slovoda.

The fact that we've been a great democracy doesn't mean we will automatically keep being one if we keep waving the flag.

Dying can't be all that difficult-up to now everyone has managed to do it.

Part of the oncoming demise (of New York during its terrible fiscal crisis) is that none of us can simply believe it. We were always the best and the strongest of cities, and our people were vital to the teeth. Knock them down eight times and they would get up with that look in the eye which suggests the fight has barely begun.

Over-certified adjectives are the mark of most best-seller writing

Boredom slays more of existence than war.

If only gravity were working, the path would be symmetrical, it is the wind resistance that produces the tragic curve.