The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.

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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...

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

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

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

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...

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

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...

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

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...

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.

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

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

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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