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The best book, like the best speech, will do it all – make us laugh, think, cry and cheer – preferably in that order.
All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that’s what ultimately works the best for me.
Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer.
Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit.
I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their own game. It was a fight to the bitter end, one in which I was not defending ideals or beliefs but simply my own self.
The best audience is intelligent, well-educated and a little drunk.
The man who has done his best has done everything.
My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.
One must not make oneself cheap here – that is a cardinal point – or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.
A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that’s not true.