"So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"
"I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side."
"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled."
"A word to the wise is infuriating."
"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won't hurt"