Notoriously insensitive to subtle shifts in mood, children will persist in discussing the color of a recently sighted cement-mixer long after one's own interest in the topic has waned.

The downfall of most diets is that they restrict your intake of food.

I hate all jobs. I've never had a job I liked.

When I was very little, say five or six, I became aware of the fact that people wrote books. Before that, I thought that God wrote books. I thought a book was a manifestation of nature, like a tree.

When I saw a phone on a plane for the first time, I panicked ... I thought people were going to call me.

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

I, unfortunately, take the subway a lot. It's not my preference, but it is my lot in life.