I still catch myself feeling sad about things that don’t matter anymore.

The artist makes his living by pretending, by putting it in a meaningful hole though no such holes exist.

She was a dull person, but a sensational invitation to make babies.

I don't know about you, but I practice a disorganized religion. I belong to an unholy disorder. We call ourselves "Our Lady of Perpetual Astonishment."

The Bible may be the Greatest Story Ever Told, but the most popular story you can ever tell is about a good-looking couple having a really swell time copulating outside wedlock, and having to quit for one reason or another while doing it is still a novelty.

The economy is a thoughtless weather system.

Every sentence must do one of two things-reveal character or advance the action.