A parent who has never apologized to his children is a monster. If he's always apologizing, his children are monsters.

Suburb: a place that isn't city, isn't country, and isn't tolerable.

Most of us can easily do two things at once; what's all but impossible is to do one thing at once.

The neurotic lies awake at night, composing letters to those he hates. He seldom thinks of dropping a line to those he loves.

Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope; winter alone reminds us of the human condition.

Women go to beauty parlors for the unmussed look men hate.

Theatre audiences can't be made to think and cry: at best, they can be made to think and laugh, or to feel and cry.