I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination.

The waitress had the appearance of a very old hooker who had finally found her place in life

There is an ancient Celtic axiom that says 'Good people drink good beer.' Which is true, then as now. Just look around you in any public barroom and you will quickly see: Bad people drink bad beer. Think about it.

You can't hoard fun. It has no shelf life.

Las Vegas is the savage heart of the American Dream.

I guess that's one of the things about growing up in the fifties - it never occurred to me that you wouldn't be at least as successful as your parents.

There is a progression of understanding vis-à-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance --physical, emotional, intellectual and every other way. . . Which is exactly the way it should be . . .