Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

Honestly, what drew me to the project was the quality of the script. It's a beautiful thriller, very, very well read more

Honestly, what drew me to the project was the quality of the script. It's a beautiful thriller, very, very well written, ... I don't go to work unless I feel I really have a story that would be interesting to tell.

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part read more

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests.

This year it's a little easier, they make less mistakes in practice. I don't have to do so much repetition, read more

This year it's a little easier, they make less mistakes in practice. I don't have to do so much repetition, because they know what to do and what to expect.

And the nice thing is that we're talking about modest exercise, not two hours in the gym every day.

And the nice thing is that we're talking about modest exercise, not two hours in the gym every day.

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are read more

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are in shape had any chance of doing well,

The condo market in Arizona is nuts right now. People can't go to California because you have to pay a read more

The condo market in Arizona is nuts right now. People can't go to California because you have to pay a million dollars, and condos in Vegas got expensive really fast. A condo on the outskirts of Vegas will cost $500,000. Arizona has been really hot for the past year, and probably will be for the next two years.

It was a terrible tragedy, but I was pleased being out of town and having these discussions (of retirement) going read more

It was a terrible tragedy, but I was pleased being out of town and having these discussions (of retirement) going on to see all these good things that the company and my team did without me.