[On parenthood:] You can't change your mind--you know, and say, this isn't working out, let's sell.

One [New York] eatery is a remodeled diner that looks like what Busby Berkeley would have done if only he hadn't had the money.

Albert Einstein didn't care where he lived. Albert Einstein was a genius. Albert Einstein wasn't getting lost in the master bedroom, he was lost in thought.

There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air.

Civilised adults do not take apple juice with dinner.

I don't like the kind of country living where you have to help. I like country living where there is help.

Once you go outside your natural audience, there are tons of people that don't like you.