The good agent probably is not the reader, he's just the guy who can put together a deal.

It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears.

I guess Requiem for a Heavyweight as old as it is was as honest a piece as I've ever done.

I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we clasp hands with our neighbor, we build the first span to bridge the gap between the young and the old. At this hour, it’s a wish. But we have it within our power to make it a reality. If you want to prove that God is not dead, first prove that man is alive.

I'd love to be able to write an in-depth piece of what causes men like [Richard] Nixon and [H.R.]Haldeman and [John] Ehrlichman and all the rest of them not only to run, but what causes us to vote for them.

If you have the temerity to try to dramatize a theme that involves any particular social controversy currently extant. . . then you're in deep trouble.

There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy.