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" Morals are private. Decency is public. "

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Life Is Too Short

" I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I'll give it my best try. "

" You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. "

" I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact. "

" Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. "

" I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. "

" Cats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens. "

" Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience. "

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" The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. "

" Writers will happen in the best of families. "

" Normal is the average of deviance. "

" Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. "

" I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. "

" While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too. "

" There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace. "

" All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion. "

" A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. "

" The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. "

" Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough. "

" Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. "

" Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. "

" Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. "

" No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people. "

" A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. "

" There hasn't been a day in my life since I started Latin in ninth grade that I haven't benefited by the lives of the ancients. "

" Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. "

" If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. "