After a lifetime of deep thought, I've decided that life is a distraction, but probably not from anything important.

Every day is conquerable by its hours, and every hour by its minutes.

There are days when I'm alone with my thoughts, which is to say, not alone enough.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed.

Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don't understand.

Whoever dreamed up Scrabble had an exaggerated idea of how many 7-letter words have five i's.

You will find that if you really try to be a father, your child will meet you halfway.