Jack
jobs facts
In fact, almost every job you get somebody watching you.
writing thinking backgrounds
Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
inches miles ten
An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after-thought.
self-esteem care praise
I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.
knows obliged
Since we are not permitted to act, we are obliged to know.
littles remember influence
There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was.
young
I'd never been published when I was young.
men rope break
A man is like a rope: both break at a definite strain....The solution is not splicing the rope; it's lessening the tension.
princess
Nothing is more conspicuous than a farting princess.
gist said speculation
I understand the gist of your speculation,' said Rhialto. 'It is most likely nuncupatory.
pain men evil
What is an evil man? The man is evil who coerces obedience to his private ends, destroys beauty, produces pain, extinguishes life.
wine adventure past
While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past.
barbarians
A barbarian is not aware that he is a barbarian.
music luck defeat
Good music always defeats bad luck