Whatever we worship, short of God, is sure to be our undoing.

When "Why not do it?" barely outweighs "Why do it?" — don't do it.

It must infuriate our children to see us always so much more forbearing with everybody else's.

Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.

The way the neurotic sees it: bars on his door mean that he's locked in; bars on your door mean that he's locked out.

Some marriages break up, and some do not, and in our world you can usually explain the former better than the latter.

No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.