Most people are not ready for death, theirs or anybody elses.

as a child i suppose i was not quite normal. my happiest times were when i was left alone in the house on a saturday.

Before you kill something make sure you have something better to replace it with.

the last cigarettes are smoked, the loaves are sliced, and lest this be taken for wry sorrow, drown the spider in wine. you are much more than simply dead: I am a dish for your ashes, I am a fist for your vanished air. the most terrible thing about life is finding it gone.

I just want a hot cup of coffee,black,and I don’t want to hear about your troubles.

When Ginsburg is at the top of his game you might as well put down your toys and listen.

People just don't know how to write down a simple easy line. It's difficult for them; it's like trying to keep a hard-on while drowning - not many can do it.