The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting

“A good writer knew when not to write. Anybody could type. Not that I was a good…”

“but as God said, crossing his legs, I see where I have made plenty of poets but…”

“Endurance is more important than truth.”

“I read my books at night, like that, under the quilt with the overheated readin…”