The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.

I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred.

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.