I always drank, from when it was legal for me to drink. And there was never a time for me when the goal wasn't to get as hammered as I could possibly afford to. I never understood social drinking, that's always seemed to me like kissing your sister.

When you write, you want to get rid of the world, don’t you? Of course you do. When you’re writing, you’re creating your own worlds.

The dream didn't fade as dreams usually do upon waking.

Pray for rain while digging a well.

Go then, there are other worlds than these.

Advertising tends to be most effective in jogging finally into action those people who are well-enough disposed towards a product, but have not yet got around to buying it.

You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for... and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you.