In life, as in restaurants, we swallow a lot of indigestible stuff just because it comes with the dinner.

No matter how many Christmas presents you give your child, there's always that terrible moment when he's opened the very last one. That's when he expects you to say, 'Oh yes, I almost forgot,' and take him out and show him the pony.

Neurotics make poor patriots; if you're ashamed of something as big as yourself, it's hard to be proud of something as small as your country.

Revenge leads to an empty fullness, like eating dirt.

Courage doesn't know what's around the corner, but goes around it anyway.

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

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