To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
A joke's a very serious thing.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
My friend is one... who take me for what I am.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
This is the challenge of writing. You have to be very emotionally engaged in what you?re doing, or it comes out flat. You can?t fake your way through this.