Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

Breakfast cereals that come in the same colors as polyester leisure suits make oversleeping a virtue.

Children ask better questions than adults. "May I have a cookie?" "Why is the sky blue?" and "What does a cow say?" are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than "Where's your manuscript?" "Why haven't you called?" and "Who's your lawyer?"

Did it ever occur to anyone that if you put nice libraries in public schools you wouldn't have to put them in prisons?

I've always been old at heart.

No one I knew talked about money. It's not an area of interest.

modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and ... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation.