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

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

Anytime you make a person into something other than himself, you make a monster.

If you need three adjectives to describe something, then you've probably chosen the wrong something.

The trick in foraging for a tooth lost in coffee grounds is not to be misled by the clumps. The only way to be sure is to rub each clump between your thumb and index finger, which makes a mess of your hands.

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

My guess [is] . . . that the great majority of Americans are saying they favor gun control when they really mean gun banishment. . . . I think the country has long been ready to restrict the use of guns, except for hunting rifles and shotguns, and now I think we're prepared to get rid of the damned things entirely - the handguns, the semis and the automatics.