The artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair.

There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them.

The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them.

Whoever dreamed up Scrabble had an exaggerated idea of how many 7-letter words have five i's.

Love may be blind, but this I'll state - it's eagle-eyed compared to hate.

If man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment, and moreover had achieved a level of communication so simplified that one syllable could express his every thought, then he would have achieved the level of intelligence already achieved by his dog.

Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.