'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy.

I have less to do with 'The Simpsons' every season, but I stick my nose in here and there. Basically, it's just trying to keep the characters consistent and making sure the show has a soul.

NEVER! Never, Marge! I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors -- oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?!

Son, if you really want something in life, you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers.

I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.

You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on." Homer Simpson

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.