Being rich and thin isn't everything.

I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor

Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.

I'm a lucky guy. I get to sit around every day and indulge in make believe and get paid for it.

When writing loses touch with the beautiful surface of the world, it loses its way. You always want to be in touch with how things look and what people say and what they call their dogs.

The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.