Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation.

You do not really wish to hear more of the Battle of Kadesh. Let me say only that human fat, gorged in considerable quantity, has an intoxicating effect. I became ... drunk.

It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.

The contradictory remarks of politicians are forgotten; the more asinine predictions of pundits are buried with mercy.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

In America all too few blows are struck into flesh. We kill the spirit here, we are experts at that. We use psychic bullets and kill each other cell by cell.

Great sex is apocalyptic. There is no such thing as great sex unless you have an apocalyptic moment.