Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.

He didn't look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo.

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.

Once I had been introduced to depression, I realized if I wanted to help my friend and preserve our friendship, I needed to understand what the illness was all about.

Every second a seeker can start over, For his life's mistakesAre initial draftsAnd not the final version.

No man should live longer than his teeth.

Valentines Day is the Super Bowl of relationships. If you're alone that night you didn't make the cut.

He is less likely to be mistaken who looks forward to a change in the affairs of the world than he who regards them as firm and stable.

The plumber he says, never flush a tampon. This is great information, cost me half a weeks pay.

Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.

She doesn't want to end up like me. At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

When a man makes up a story for his child, he becomes a father and a child together, listening.