Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

The Bible is an ocean of instruction and wisdom. Dip daily into the vast pool to discover its truths.

Time brings all things to pass.

Light had a way of keeping the monsters of my imagination at bay.

If we're a family and your brother wishes you death, it's not a very happy family.

I think everything obviously comes from experience of some kind. It's more about if you closely adhere to that experience or if you extrapolate from it.

There is nothing like despair to make one throw oneself upon the gods.

Cyprus was a breath away from economic collapse. It was a big battle in which we came out wounded, but upright and determined to make a fresh start.

Impossible is just an opinion.

It's always very pure, that last moment before an ugly, unsettling truth hits someone. The most stark of before-and-afters.