Morning can always be counted on to bring us back to a more realistic level.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

It is a terrible thing for an old woman to outlive her dogs.

Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense.

What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.

A drinking man's someone who wants to forget he isn't still young an' believing.

What shouldn't you do if you're a young playwright? Don't bore the audience! I mean, even if you have to resort to totally arbitrary killing on stage, or pointless gunfire, at least it'll catch their attention and keep them awake. Just keep the thing going any way you can.