I'll be darned!" said Douglas. "I never thought of that. That's brilliant! It's true. Old people never were children!" "And it's kind of sad," said Tom, sitting still."There's nothing we can do to help them.

The gift of life is so precious that we should feel an obligation to pay back the universe for the gift of being alive.

What should I do?" "Throw up in your typewriter every morning." "Yeah." "Clean up every noon.

You take the books, you lie there in the pools of light and you drink life. That is how intensely I have loved libraries.

Those who don't build must burn. It's as old as history and juvenile delinquents.

Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.

The one sure way I can dishonor myself is by worrying about my reputation.