I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.

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

What I can't be is monogamous. That tends to upset people. I just don't like domestic life.

Commercials and sometimes other guests - it's the down side of TV. Other people - it's the downside of life in general.

for someone such as myself, who is kind of feckless and immature, it's better to have rich friends than to be rich yourself, because then you have wealth without the responsibility. You get to go to their houses, and you get acquainted with a level of furniture that you cannot provide for yourself. Furniture, I think is the most important attribute of rich people.

Twenty-four-hour room service generally refers to the length of time that it takes for the club sandwich to arrive. This is indeeddisheartening, particularly when you've ordered scrambled eggs.