California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.

Quote by Saul Bellow

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All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he's a...

All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he's a...

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever......

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever......

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones...

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones...

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.

What is art but a way of seeing?

What is art but a way of seeing?

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night...

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night...

She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own...

She was what we used to call a suicide blonde - dyed by her own...

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.

In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night...

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night...

Conquered people tend to be witty.

Conquered people tend to be witty.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion...

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion...

A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not...

A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.

I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.

I think that New York is not the cultural centre of America, but the business...

I think that New York is not the cultural centre of America, but the business...

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London.

For about 15 minutes, Doug Flutie was the toast of New York-not just the toast...

For about 15 minutes, Doug Flutie was the toast of New York-not just the toast...

This is New York and there's no law against being annoying

This is New York and there's no law against being annoying