As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their…

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What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers,...

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers,...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them,...

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them,...