Humor is an almost physiological response to fear.

We are what we pretend to be.

The master of ceremonies asked people to say what they thought the function of the novel might be in modern society, and one critic said, “To provide touches of color in rooms with all-white walls.” Another one said, “To describe blow-jobs artistically.

It seems to me divorce is so common now. It ought to be more institutionalized. It's like a head-on collision every time. It's supposed to be a surprise but it's commonplace.

Some jerk infected the Internet with an outright lie. It shows how easy it is to do and how credulous people are.

Traveling is like dancing lessons from God.

Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.