Quote #1815
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Quote #5643
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost...
Quote #17330
Rash indeed is he who reckons on the morrow, or haply on days beyond...
Quote #16287
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
Quote #20328
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t...
Quote #23772
A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any...
Quote #13384
Truth crushed to the earth is truth still and like a seed will rise...
Quote #27807
Confusion is the welcome mat at the door of creativity.
Quote #25242
I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid...
Quote #3339
During the Samuel Johnson days they had big men enjoying small talk; today we...