I always think it's silly when people talk about works of culture taking risks. Because there's not any risk involved.

When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it's actually just a history of desperate people.

Santa Claus has nothing to do with it," the latke said. "Christmas and Hanukah are completely different things." "But different things can often blend together," said the pine tree. "Let me tell you a funny story about pagan rituals.

People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows, they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.

I'm not very good at the accordion. If I played guitar, I wouldn't be on anyone's album. But because I play the accordion and no one else does, I end up doing strange things.

Grief, a type of sadness that most often occurs when you have lost someone you love, is a sneaky thing, because it can disappear for a long time, and then pop back up when you least expect it.