My goal was to get through the day as fast as possible. I worked fast because I wanted to be done. I wanted to be done because I wanted to go home to my nest and drink.

I nodded again, but I knew I would not grow up to drive a bulldozer. It would be awful to be dirty all day like these men. I didn't say it, but at best I would keep one in the backyard, like a goat.

And we were married and all the windows were open but the smell of flowers was so thick and sickly sweet. I felt like I might choke to death.

I love you, " she said, and I knew she meant it because she spoke the words from the heart at the center of her chest. This, at least, had not been left behind at the hospital.

I slipped on a turtleneck, laughing when my head became stuck in the turtle part. If they weren't called turtlenecks, I wouldn't have worn them.

I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph.

Sometimes, the only soul that can mend a broken heart is the one that broke it. For they are the ones holding all the pieces.

Soulfully encouraged on Christmas day, to journey freely - toward your chosen goals.

Vengeance is primitive

I think both of us [ with Steve Oram], once we decided to do comedy, knew that we would have to come to London to do that.

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

Knowledge in my view is a form of action. It involves endeavors to get it right, and more broadly it concerns aimings, which can be functional rather than intentional.

I feel bad for people who die on Valentine's Day. How much would flowers cost then, ten grand?

It's easy to get bogged down in bad news.

He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who attains to completes ten is a master.

I went into the army worth a million and a half dollars, and came out a beggar.