Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying act.

Humor comes from self-confidence.

... I distrust manifest knowledge.

So much of life is happenstance. It makes me laugh when I go to a bookstore and see all those titles about controlling your life. You're lucky if you can control your bladder.

Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.

Tennis is physical chess.

The human animal dances wildest on the edge of the grave.