Writing is the toughest thing I've ever done.

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.

Peace is the real and right memorial for those who have died in war.

Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president.

Don't try to take on a new personality; it doesn't work.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much.