Being here? With you? I've met my subconscious, and he's not that sick.

There should be a rule against your own inner monologue throwing around that much sarcasm.

Death is only frightening from the near side.

I sometimes give myself excellent advice. Occasionally, I even listen to it.

Seedy wasn't a fair description for the place, because seeds imply eventual regrowth and renewal.

You're dead, son. Cheer is contraindicated.

Bob, would you be willing to take on Evil Bob?"Bob's eyes darted nervously. "I'd . . . prefer not to. I'd really, really prefer not to. You have no idea. That me was crazy. And buff. He worked out.

What the hell kind of Hell was this supposed to be?

There is no spoon.

Many men have children, but not many children have 'Fathers'. Age releases to you reproductive skills. Fatherhood requires LEADERSHIP skills

They shouldn't be allowed to teach math so early in the morning.

There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.

I admire your capacity for admiring.

Every painting is a war. You have to struggle every day, and to struggle every day with your inadequacies is a damn nuisance.

We should be careful / Of each other, we should be kind / While there is still time.

I don't think my work has to be loved by everyone, and it's loved by enough people that I'm grateful and able to keep going.

I do not see how it is possible for an intelligent human being to conclude that the Song of Solomon is the work of God, and that the tragedy of Lear was the work of an uninspired man.

When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.

Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all.