Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.

I sometimes look into the face of my dog Stan and see a wistful sadness and existential angst, when all he is actually doing is slowly scanning the ceiling for flies.

A wacky, trendy outfit on a guy over 40 indicates he's got big issues.

Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date.

Men who have a lot of charm have it in place of something real that you are eventually going to want from them and find that they do not have.

No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious.

A more complex - but only slightly more original - way to feel out of it is available at the hip and pretentious nightclubs and bars along the Sunset Strip.

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all your annoying habits are gone!.

You just never know when it might be cookie time. And, that is what the dogs have taught me.

My goal was always getting my work out in the world, and in many ways, I feel like the luckiest person alive.

The day is divided into two important sections: Mealtimes and everything else.

There are times when our victories have a cost that we did not foresee, when winning brings us loss.

Wonder isn't about finding answers

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

Do you not tire of eternity? Do you not wish to end your suffering?""By leaping into the Void? Not really.

When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Your quest is for darkness only. This sea is not your sea. The myths of men are not your myths. Men's treasures are not yours.

How the hell can you play here?

Hope is never ill when faith is well.

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