Children are rarely in the position to lend one a truly interesting sum of money. There are, however, exceptions, and such children are an excellent addition to any party.

You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.

A great many people in Los Angeles are on special diets that restrict their intake of synthetic foods. The reason for this appears to be a widely held belief that organically grown fruits and vegetables make the cocaine work faster.

Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.

In Rome people spend most of their time having lunch. And they do it very well - Rome is unquestionably the lunch capital of the world.

I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.

To me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab.