That is the problem with this rich and anguished generation. Somewhere a long time ago they fell in love with the idea that politicians- even the slickest and brightest presidential candidates- were real heroes and truly exciting people. That is wrong on its face. They are mainly dull people with corrupt instincts and criminal children.

I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes.

With the truth so dull and depressing, the only working alternative is wild bursts of madness and filigree.

The room was very quiet. I walked over to the TV set and turned it on to a dead channel-white noise at maximum decibels, a fine sound for sleeping, a powerful continuous hiss to drown out everything strange.

If you get people asking the wrong questions, you don't have to worry about the answers.

All advice can only be a product of the man who gives it.

There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted.