Ghetto humor is the social twin of fantasy; together they sustain the powerless, who accomplish miracles through illusion.

You might not have thought it possible to give birth to others before one has given birth to oneself, but I assure you it is quite possible, it has been done; I offer myself in evidence as Exhibit A.

The freeway is the last frontier. It is unsurpassed as a training ground for the sharpening of survival skills.

Life is like a great jazz riff. You sense the end the very moment you were wanting it to go on forever.

everything is ambiguous. It's exciting, in a way, if you can tolerate ambiguity. I can't, but I'm taking a course where it's taught, in the hope of acquiring the skill. It's called Modern Living, and you get no credit.

in California death is one of the most successfully kept secrets there is. If you doubt this, try to find a cemetery.

It's unbelievable the primitive feelings that are aroused by rapid change.