Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

My view is that organized religion is a very dangerous tool that's been misused by a lot of people.

The thought process can never be complete without articulation.

I never met a writer who wasn't lazy.

There is a relationship between humor and fear. Think of all the gags you ever heard that have to do with dismemberment, or something that's horrible in one way or another, even if it's just horrible in the sense that somebody's being embarrassed. What do kids laugh at? Kids laugh if your fly's down. That's hilarious. But for the kid whose fly is down, it's a horrible situation.

When you're six, most of your Bingo balls are still floating around in the draw-tank.