But anyway, it's obvious through human experience that extended families and tribes are terribly important. We can do without an extended family as human beings about as easily as we can do without vitamins or essential minerals.

Poverty is a relatively mild disease for even a very flimsy American soul, but uselessness will kill strong and weak souls alike, and kill every time.

profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you.

There was a time when I could vote for economic justice, and I can't anymore.

What memories for mud to have.

What passes for culture in my head is really a bunch of commercials.

I never knew a writer's wife who wasn't beautiful.