In New York, people are very overbooked.You say, When do you want to have dinner? It's May. They say, What about October? And then they complain: Oh you can't believe how booked up I am.

modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and ... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses.

Generally speaking, the poorer person summers where he winters.

I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?

Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy