The young need old men. They need men who are not ashamed of age, not pathetic imitations of themselves. ... Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

Sometimes I wish I could just fall in love. Then, at least you know who your opponent is.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

At my age, I'm often asked if I'm frightened of death and my reply is always, I can't remember being frightened of birth.

American democracy is the inalienable right to sit on your front porch, in your pyjamas, drinking a can of beer and shouting out 'Where else is this possible?' Which doesn't seem to me to be freedom, really.

In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.