In the time of your life, live—so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it."

One day in the afternoon of the world, glum death will come and sit in you, and when you get up to walk, you will be as glum as death, but if you're lucky, this will only make the fun better and the love greater.

I love the bicycle. I always have. I can think of no sincere, decent human being, male or female, young or old, saintly or sinful, who can resist the bicycle.

I care so much about everything that I care about nothing.

Every man is correct in asking God why he is stuck with himself, and his rotten luck.

People are people. Don't be afraid of them.

The writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.