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I am willing to believe, but I do not have the gift of faith. I'm skeptical.
There are no legends about the Duponts; the legends are about Howard Hughes.
There are always suicides among people who are unable to say what they mean.
But I often think that so-called glamorous people are just very busy people.
When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.
Being naked approaches being revolutionary; going barefoot is mere populism.
I never made a decision in my life that wasn't one hundred per cent selfish.
You can never get the smell of smoke out. Like the smell of failure in life.
I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort.
Deploring other people--their lack of perfection--had always been our sport.
Integrity's a neutral value. Hyenas have integrity, too. They're pure hyena.
Every book is a kind of experiment in doing something that feels impossible.
Who does not love his own tongue is far worse than a brute or stinking fish.
All through the night, men looked at the sky and were saddened by the stars.
I believe in guilt. There's not enough guilt around these days for my taste.
How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!
I say, you do have a heart!" "Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time.
When most of us talk to our dogs, we tend to forget that they're not people.
Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.
The truths we conceal don't disappear Raheen, they appear in different forms
To know Pritkin was to want to kill him, but so far I'd resisted temptation.
Life is too short for half-hearted connections and meaningless run-throughs.
Just being in a room with myself is almost more stimulation than I can bear.
I'm manic-depressive, technically bi-polar II with many borderline features.
I have a great ability to improvise verbally, and I am very funny on a dime.
Because ain’t that white people for you, wondering if they are happy enough.
Indeed — why should I not admit it? — in that moment, my heart was breaking.
People were incredibly kind to our family and went out of their way to help.
War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.
I wished I could be alone in my room, with my books, away from these people.
You don't need a cheerleader. That's the worst thing that can happen to you.
Friends meddle with my plan of work. I resent people dropping in for a chat.
There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.
It's better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.
You insisted on thinking of them as angels, even if they were fallen angels.
If a warrior lacked wisdom, courage alone would not keep him alive for long.
I believe very much in sensual powers as a means of obtaining understanding.
Memory is curated. All this paraphernalia you collect to ward off forgetting
Writings may be compared to wine. Sense is the strength, but wit the flavor.
I had had an affair with the moon, in which there was neither sin nor shame.
Patience cannot remove, but it can always dignify and alleviate, misfortune.
Philosophy has a fine saying for everything.-For Death it has an entire set.
Everything really desirable has come about because of, or in spite of, wine!
Everyone loathes his own country and countrymen if he is any sort of artist.
I feel very conscious of my influences. T.H. White is very important for me.
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides.
Salt is like good-humor, and nearly every thing is better for a pinch of it.
Life is my university, and I hope to graduate from it with some distinction.
Fame is a very good thing to have in the house, but cash is more convenient.
But anyone who thinks themselves genuinely unbiased is bound to be taken in.