Perhaps if we saw what was ahead of us, and glimpsed the follies, and misfortunes that would befall us later on, we would all stay in our mother's wombs, and then there would be nobody in the world but a great number of very fat, very irritated women.

Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.

This is my knife. It is very sharp and very eager to hurt you.

I have produced things that I would say were sincerely cheerful. But then I am reminded by other people that no one else would see them that way.

You can't believe everything you read.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

Mostly, it's flattering to meet fans. As long as it's in a planned, professional meeting, rather than, say, someone dropping by my home, which is not as pleasant.