A man could rant and smash and grapple with the State Police, and still the sprinklers whirled at dusk on every lawn and the television droned in every living room.

Being alone has nothing to do with how many people are around.

if you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail… it takes back bone to lead the life you want

Remember what Anatole France said about the dog masturbating on your leg--'Sure, it's honest, but who needs it?

And do you know a funny thing? I'm almost fifty years old and I've never understood anything in my whole life.

Anybody's marriage might benefit from an occasional embargo on talk.

She just happened to feel like it. Wasn’t that after all, the only reason there was? Had she ever had a less selfish, more complicated reason for doing anything in her life?