Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.
1975 is as much a historical document as 1803.
I don't like writing with real people in mind.
Who strikes man with love -- God or the Devil?
New York is not a city to return to in defeat.
Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction.
New York is not Mecca. It just smells like it.
My life really has been one long extravaganza.
Goodnight, my darlings, I'll see you tomorrow.
Creation is everything you do. Make something.
Don't think of it as art, think of it as work.
Art and literature are my surrogate religions.
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
Always bring money along with your complaints.
How great in number are the little minded men.
Self confidence is the ground stone of success
Those that vow the most are the least sincere.
Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory.
For most men friendship is a faithless harbor.
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
No man loves life like him that's growing old.
If they are just, they are better than clever.
To live without evil belongs only to the gods.
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
A prudent man should neglect no circumstances.
There is a time when even justice brings harm.
There is no method but to be very intelligent.
life is long between the desire and the spasm.
These fragments I have shored against my ruins
In memory everything seems to happen to music.
If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
Revolution begins in putting on bright colors.
Nothing is said that has not been said before.
I like to write. Prolific is part of who I am.
Blest is that government where no art thrives.
Enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
A purpose is the eternal condition of success.
Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
Hotel rooms inhabit a separate moral universe.
It's the wanting to know that makes us matter.
The hard part is getting to the top of page 1.
I flinch when I see my name in the newspapers.
As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue.
It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.