No one ever mentioned it, but thousands of men welcomed World War II as a way to escape their humdrum lives rather than a chance to fight for God and country.

I just don't want to die the same day Castro dies

You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.

I contemplated suicide. My main concern was that I would not make the New York Times obituary page.

The best way to clean up a son's room is to close the door and pretend it's not part of the house.

People who live in glass houses have to wash their windows all the time.

I can now say without hesitation the Marine Corps was the best foster home I ever had.