We must declare ourselves, become known allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.

• It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.
• As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.
• Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
• In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.
• Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
• The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.
• Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
• A good deed never goes unpunished.
• The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
• Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.