Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

The establishment people tell us that if the workers wanted to share the profits, it was called communism. When management wants to share profits, it's called a bonus.

The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday morning public service programs.

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.

Those who tried to fill the void with passion, were engulfed by it’s flames.

Best friends make the worst enemies, they know all your secrets and how to hurt you the most.

[F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.

It's just odd being a guest at the wedding. When you dreamed about it for so long, even if you we're a different person, and it was years ago. Sounds so stupid. I was stupid.

We are the total of our longings.

I still bite my nails.

Jamaica's probably the most dominant island as far as influence goes, as far as music and dancing and culture.

Without design, there may be representation, but there can be no art.

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you'll accomplish and nothing more.