It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

I mean, if Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at twenty-two, the history of music would have been very different. As would the history of aviation, of course.

I enjoy writing dialogue; it comes naturally to me.

If enough things that are untrue are said about you, no one will know what really is true.

Death is the ultimate negative.

I've lost all capacity for disbelief. I'm not sure that I could even rise to a little gentle scepticism.

Since we cannot hope for order, let us withdraw with style from the chaos.