Television turned out to be exactly as bad as the most irritating and pedantic intellectuals of the '50s said it was going to be.

Screenwriting is not an artform, it is a punishment from God.

In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled.

It is imperative when flying coach that you restrain any tendency toward the vividly imaginative. For although it may momentarily appear to be the case, it is not at all likely that the cabin is entirely inhabited by crying babies smoking inexpensive domestic cigars.

Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling.

When you reach a certain age, suddenly there are lots of people younger than you, which is really startling.

Your grandparents did not endure the indignities of a steerage journey to Ellis Island so that you could stand outside a discothèque and beg a wallpaper designer to take you in with him.