It used to be cars had cool names: Dart, Hawk, Fury, Cougar, Firebird, Hornet, Mustang, Barracuda. Now we have Elantra, Altima, Acura, Lumina, Sentra, Corolla, Maxima, Tercel. Further proof that America has lost its edge.

If black boxes survive air crashes - why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

I have things that are strident and confrontational, and I have a lot of things that are childlike and innocent and sort of sweet. So, somewhere in between lies the middle of me.

Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.

Praying is begging for an unseen deity to alter the laws of nature for someone admittedly unworthy.

Besides the drugs and counterculture, I started talking about myself, which is the first thing you do when you are a writer.

I try not to see new comics - their acts or their films. Part of that is professional. I don't want to be influenced. But another part is fear and jealousy. I'm afraid to see how good they might be. I don't like that emotion, but it's part of me.