The bad news was that the yard contained a dog. A very, very large dog, wide and hairy, like a cross between a rottweiler and a Goodyear blimp.

Eugene is located in western Oregon, approximately 278 billion miles from anything.

I walked out of the movie "Lincoln" and bought the book [of Doris Kearns Goodwin] at the bookstore next door.

Some [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are.

People are afraid to own their own homes. People are afraid their own government will catch them fixing their houses.

The reason it's called "Grape Nuts" is that it contains "dextrose," which is also sometimes called "grape sugar," and also because "Grape Nuts" is catchier, in terms of marketing, than "A Cross Between Gerbil Food and Gravel," which is what it tastes like.

Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.