The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

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Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.