Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut??

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

There are no ambitions noble enough to justify breaking someone's heart.

If you get a job or promotion because of your race or gender, it is no different than a subsidy. You get something you didn't earn, 'something for nothing.'

I've got feathers in my hair, I get down to beat poetry.

It takes all sorts of people to make a world, as I've often heard, but I think there are some who could be spared,' Anne told her reflection in the east gable mirror that night.

I linger on the flathouse roof, the moonlight is divine. But my heart is all aflutter like the washing on the line.

We are not responsible for every thought that goes wandering through our mind. We are, however, responsible for the ones we hold there. We're especially responsible for the one's we put there.

I am the type that cannot stay put in living in the past and solely in the past. It's not healthy and it doesn't feel right.

I never had a set of rules. Every situation is different.

I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.

The problem I've got is that I really, really like drugs. I love everything about them. It is horrific being sober all the time-utterly awful.