“There's nothing more embarrassing than to have earned the disfavor of a perceptive animal.”
“There's no way to earn it or deserve it or bring it about any more than you can deserve the taste of raspberries and cream or earn good looks or bring about your own birth.”
“There's nothing better than cake but more cake.”
“...there's nothing more depressing than bad capitalism.”
“There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn”
“There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.”