The French probably invented the very notion of discretion. It's not that they feel that what you don't know won't hurt you; they feel that what you don't know won't hurt them. To the French lying is simply talking.

To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.

If you feel the urge to write, just lie down and read a book: it will pass.

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

They know you can't get people to stop smoking, so they develop a system of informants. That's the whole idea of second-hand smoke, you know. Make second-hand smoke dangerous and turn everybody against smokers. Then they say you can't even smoke in a bar - a bar! - because bartenders have a right to a smoke-free "workspace." Ah, bartenders, those health nuts.

I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.