Being paid well for something you love to do - it's a grace.

Home is the first refuge from - and last defense against - the disappointments and the terrors of life.

the worst happens when you least expect it

I always enjoyed the kids, but I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy of the educational system.

I don't find slashing and blood flying everywhere to be scary. I just find it repulsive.

After once having made the mistake of watching television news, I had worried for a while about an asteroid hitting the earth and wiping out human civilization. The anchorwoman had said it was not merely possible but probable. At the end of the report, she smiled.

I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.