Just because the person who criticizes you is an idiot doesn't make him wrong.

When you have the goods, you don't need to dress up what you're writing.

Remote control. Ingenious contradiction of terms. Fits like a handshake. Aims like a gun.

If a man spends enough time in a library, he may actually change his mind. I have seen it happen.

Live in the past, but don't remember too much.

Blame is especially useful in situations in which there is no apparent villain-those moments that prove, despite our advancement of learning, how susceptible we are to high winds and wet roads.

Do not keep company with people who speak of careers. Not only are such people uninteresting in themselves; they also have no interest in anything interesting. . . . Keep company with people who are interested in the world outside themselves. The one who never asks you what you are working on; who never inquires as to the success of your latest project; who never uses the word career as a noun -- he is your friend.