She said she knew she was able to fly because when she came down she always had dust on her fingers from touching the light bulbs.

You’d better get busy, though, buddy. The goddam sands run out on you every time You turn around. I know what I’m talking about. You’re lucky if you get time to sneeze In this goddam phenomenal world.

You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.

You can hit my father over the head with a chair and he won't wake up, but my mother, all you have to do to my mother is cough somewhere in Siberia and she'll hear you.

Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.

I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

If you're going to say the Jesus Prayer, at least say it to Jesus, and not to St. Francis and Seymour and Heidi's grandfather all wrapped up in one.