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

Quote by Leo Rosten

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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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

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.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.