The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

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.

His words saddened them greatly, though they couldn't say why.

The gloaming that closed over us the cemetery had crawled inside his skin.

Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth.

As any psychologist will tell you, the worst thing you can possibly do to a woman is to deprive her of a grievance.

I don?t feel rejected by the sky. I?m a part of it- tiny, to be sure, but everything is tiny compared to that overwhelming immensity.

We must give the American worker the first option of ownership.

I hate clutter. I can't stand it.

Men of all lands and climes are brothers.

Ideals, my girl,” she says. “Always easier to believe in than live.” “But if you don't at least try to live them,” Bradley says, “then there's no point in living at all.

The simple truth of things is that bad dreams are far better than bad wakings.