One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we were not allotted multiple selves.

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Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

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 genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

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

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

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...

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...

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke?

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

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.

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.