Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion it's too cheap and easy to do and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

When it comes to energy cost isn't everything - but it's a lot. Everybody wants cheap power.

Electricity is of two kinds positive and negative. The difference is I presume that one comes a little more expensive but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing but the moths get into it.

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper.

We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well it's cheaper and you get more feet.

The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

As a young boy I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer where one of the most needed qualities is patience.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.