the first thing I did when I made the decision to kill myself was to stop dieting. Let them dig a wider hole.

She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

Volleyball is a Jewish sport. It's fun, and nobody can get hurt.

Actually, I have only two things to worry about now: afterlife and reincarnation.

In heaven, you get right through. In hell, they put you on hold.

How do you tell your mother that you feel you're getting... old? If I'm... old, then what is she?

Do you want to live in a world where a man lies about calories?

When friends ask for a second cup they are open to conversation.

Most people live out ordinary lives by denying death. Others live more completely because they’re aware of it. I choose the second group.

The novel is a game or joke shared between author and reader.

Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can.

If we don't have historical consciousness we can't really understand problems in all their dimensions, and if we can't understand problems than we can't find solutions.

The moon twangs its silver strings; The river swoons into town; The wind beds down in the pines, Covers itself with stars.

I've always had that chip on my shoulder. I've just always been super hard on myself.

There's so much more to me than swimming. I like to go and have fun, like to go dancing, hang out with my friends.

Every developer will want to live in this world…and it’s our job to build it.

It's a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young.