Do not approach with anything even resembling assurance a restaurant that moves.

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?

Luckily when you drive a cab there are two things: You don't have a boss in the cab with you, and you are not facing the people that you are making money from.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

those who use the word 'lifestyle' are rarely in possession of either.

I walk a lot in New York, not for the exercise but to get from place to place, and because it's the way of having the least contact with human beings.