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

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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...

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...

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.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

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.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

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...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls...

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor,...

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor,...