Age does not bring wisdom... but it does give perspective... and the saddest sight of all is to see, far behind you, temptations you've resisted.

Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean; it's a word in dictionary between "sober" and "sozzled.

In terms of morals there is no such thing as ‘state.’ Just men. Individuals. Each responsible for his own acts.

A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.

I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time to examine the cards, for there is almost certainly something illegal, or dangerous, or both, involved in the matter.

I don't see why human people make such a heavy trip out of sex. It isn't anything complex, it is simply the best thing in life, even better than food.

Aside from a cold appreciation of my own genius I felt that I was a modest man.