Referring to the church as a building is like referring to people as two-by-fours.

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.

Civilization is a social plague on the planet, and vices are just as necessary to it as is a virus to disease.

'Shrek 2' made over $120 million during its first week. In a related story, John Kerry asked Shrek to marry him.

If you get discouraged about a section of a novel, that can be more catastrophic than getting discouraged about an individual story.

To be generous is the best way to live in this world.

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close to the fire does actually burn you.

Fashion creates a bit of a dream