A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.
In those days great teachers at Shortridge [High School] were celebrities. I would look up to them.
It is almost always a mistake to mention Abraham Lincoln. He always steals the show.
If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?
When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even if it's only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.
As in my other works of fiction: All persons living and dead are purely coincidental, and should not be construed. No names have been changed to protect the innocent. Angels protect the innocent as a matter of Heavenly routine.