All people are insane. They will do anything at any time, and God help anybody who looks for reasons.

Women are so useless and unimaginative, aren't they? All they ever think of planting in the dirt is the seed of something beautiful or edible. The only missile they can ever think of throwing at anybody is a ball or a bridal bouquet.

Literature is the only art in which the audience performs the score.

I do feel that evolution is being controlled by some sort of divine engineer. I can't help thinking that. And this engineer knows exactly what he or she is doing and why, and where evolution is headed. That's why we've got giraffes and hippopotami and the clap.

That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.

I never asked to be born in the first place.

I go on many thrilling adventures and wondrous, profound escapades through books.