Sundays are terrible because it is clear that there is no one in charge of the world. And this knowledge leave you drifting around, grappling with unfulfilled expectations and vague yearnings.

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

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

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

There is no irritant as painful as an ace up your sleeve that you can never use; it's the kind of thing that causes oysters to produce pearls.

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.

Inner resources are like natural resources; they both dry up eventually when the demands on them are heavy.