"I think reading is a wonderful thing. It's a way to escape from the real world and go into a world of your own."

"I'm not anti-American, but I'm certainly not pro-American."

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog."

"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity... I mean, there's always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no …"

"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall."