“People who are less happy, I find, are always consoling those who are more.”

“Self-pity is just sadness, I think, in the pejorative.”

“Do you realize how angry you sound? must be one of the most infuriating questions in the language.”

“Sometimes I think they are writers who do not write. That "writers write" is meant to be self-evident. People like to say it. I find it is hardly ever true. Writers drink. Writers rant. Writers pho...”

“Speech, tennis, music, skiing, manners, love- you try them waking and perhaps balk at the jump, and then you're over. You've caught the rhythm of them once and for all, in your sleep at night. The ...”

“My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mindlike preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing.”

“When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”

“Back in the days when gladiators hacked away at each other, there was always the man who decided whether the defeated should live or die. The job is usually given to the Emperor in movies, but in f...”

“Pursuing fun is exhausting. Having fun is just fun. Much more relaxing just to do your work, don't you think? I mean if you enjoy it.”

“Enjoy the ride while it still lasts.”

“When good times turn out way bigger than you first expected, that's when you know you're on a roll!”

“The best times weve had on earth are usually with those we love.”