A woman half dressed seemed to have some power, but a man was simply not as handsome as when he was naked, and not as secure as when he was clothed.

I’m not afraid, but I’m very nervous.

If watching television doesn't hasten death, it surely manages to make death very inviting; for television so shamelessly sentimentalizes and romanticizes death that it makes the living feel they have missed something - just by staying alive.

I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.

Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean - make sure they know what they mean!

We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.

Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel.