Undeveloped, the whole thing,tossed into a box before we really had a chance to know what we had, and that's why we broke up.

There are some who say that sitting at home reading is the equivalent of travel, because the experiences described in the book are more or less the same as the experiences one might have on a voyages, and there are those who say that there is no substitute for venturing out into the world. My own opinion is that it is best to travel extensively but to read the entire time, hardly glancing up to look out of the window of the airplane, train, or hired camel.

I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.

Literature doesn’t exactly have a strong mental-health track record.

I think there are probably just as many adults who would miss the humor of my books, if not more, as there are children.

I never want to be away from you again, except at work, in the restroom or when one of us is at a movie the other does not want to see.

Like People, animals will become frightened and likely do whatever you say if you whip them enough.