All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

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

Everything in Japan is hidden. Real life has an unlisted phone number.

[Friendships] are easy to get out of compared to love affairs, but they are not easy to get out of compared to, say, jail.

The truth is that most families have no smart ones and no pretty ones. Most families are a bunch of unattractive dopes. And it turns out that the Bush family, like most families, has no smart ones. I was not surprised to see this.

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

I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up.