Humor needs to come in under cover of darkness, in disguise, and surprise people.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning their windows were shut, they couldn't hear the barbarians coming.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, and in those times, you must do something anyway.

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor

It’s hard to forget, but forgiveness is something you do for yourself.

For my generation, the monetary union has always been about forging peace.

I think deconfliction with the Russians is probably the maximum that we can do. But deconfliction is enough to prevent us killing Russian soldiers when we are attacking the Assad regime.

I asked Tom if countries always apologized when they had done wrong, and he says - "Yes; the little ones does".

I think different designers have different points of view and different strong personalities can influence the way certain cities are perceived.

I'm a huge proponent of therapy and analysis, but it's something that, in a nonprofessional way, can be abused.

We all get old, but I always say the skinny, pretty girls will be screwed.

Every failure is just another step closer to a win. Never stop trying.

My God. Is there some unwritten law that you guys have to be giants? (Amanda) What can I say? Artemis likes her Dark-Hunters tall. Short men need not apply. (Acheron)

Our everyday lives are filled with complex decisions. We long for simplicity and ordinariness.