Quote #8310
A writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution.
Quote #33706
There’s no present. There’s only the immediate future and the recent past.
Quote #34229
Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache...
Quote #15784
Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding,...
Quote #10769
Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.
Quote #26335
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people...
Quote #3986
There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
Quote #22302
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Quote #19777
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives....
Quote #18987
I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they...