There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please.

The wise traveler [to Beirut] will pack shirts or blouses with ample breast pockets. Reaching inside a jacket for your passport looks too much like going for the draw and puts armed men out of countinence

One of these suburbs is actually named Stalingrad, which goes to show that the French have learned nothing about politics since they guillotined all the smart people in 1793.

Zen martini: A martini with no vermouth at all. And no gin, either.

It is very hard now to shock people into thinking about government regulation and the extent of government involvement in life.

When I became a man, I put away childish things and got more elaborate and expensive childish things from France and Japan.

One thing talk can't accomplish is communication. This is because everybody's talking too much to pay attention to what anyone is saying