Money talks — but credit has an echo.

Inside me there's a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes.

I don't know if I can live on my income or not - the government won't let me try it.

My mind wanders a lot, but fortunately it's too weak to go very far.

When you come into the world you have nothing... when you leave you have nothing... and in between there's the IRS.

I believe in facing reality. But only because I don't like turning my back on it.

People used to live lives of quiet desperation - now they go on talk shows!

I like to get to work early. Before my brain knows what I'm up to.

The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged.

It's not that Good doesn't triumph over Evil, it's that the point spread is too small.

A fool and his money are soon parted. It takes creative tax laws for the rest.

Solitude is a wonderful treasure the world is still yet to discover.

The fact that we're all different is the one thing we all have in common.

It's my place when I'm here alone. It's ours when you are here with me." ~Nolan

I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral.

A slight sound at evening lifts me up by the ears, and makes life seem inexpressibly serene and grand. It may be Uranus, or it may be in the shutter.

His name was Death. It was pronounced to rhyme with "teeth", but Bitterblue liked to mispronounce it by accident on occassion.

Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.

I don't want somebody telling my daughter who she can marry, or what she can do with her body. That's what was at stake.

The creative, loving-something life is also the healthy one. There is healing and protection in doing what makes you happy.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.