There is a riddle about a man who is locked in a room with nothing but a bed and a calendar, and the question is: How does he survive? The answer is: He eats dates from the calendar and drinks from the springs of the bed.

Alcohol and marijuana, if used in moderation, plus loud, usually low-class music, make stress and boredom infinitely more bearable.

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

How important my books are or anybody's books are, I don't know. I don't think they are terribly important I think that they make people contented during the period they are reading them and this is worth something is to take care of somebody for a couple of hours.

He couldn't tell the difference between one politician and another. They were all formlessly enthusiastic chimpanzees to him.

We're not too young for love, just too young for about everything there is that goes with love.

...Skyscraper National Park