The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man. – Nelson Algren
A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream. – Gaston Bachelard
My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If youre fortunate – and both of us are – you come from the kidding kind of Irish family. – P. J. ORourke
The thing I loved the most – and still love the most about teaching – is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits. – Mike Krzyzewski
