He tried to drown his troubles but they knew how to swim.

Never let money control you. I'd rather see someone spend every red cent and relish his/her life than scrimp, obsess, and pinch the pennies. There's something repugnant about a person who centers his life around money.

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. Also, a comic vision is my natural world view, but I've grown up in spite of myself and I can pass the comic twist if it detracts from what the characters need. Yes, the life of a saint is hard.

Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.

Life is too short to be miserable.

Life is unjust, people can be cruel, and yet if you harden your heart, you will lose what little love there is in this world.

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.