Sometimes, though, I feel that pushing books is a whole lot like pushing medicine. Think of books as pills. I have pills that cure ignorance and pills that cure boredom. I have pills to elevate moods and pills to open people's eyes to the awful truth: uppers and downers as they were. I sell pills to help people find themselves and pills to help them lose themselves when they require escape from the pressures and anxieties of life in a complex society.

Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.

There are people in this world who can wear whale masks and people who cannot, and the wise know to which group they belong.

Never be afraid to make a fool of yourself. The furthest out you can go is the best place to be.

Some marriages are made in heaven, Mine was made in Hong Kong, by the same people who make those little rubber pork chops they sell in the pet department at Kmart.

You may tell the greatest lies and wear a brilliant disguise, but you can't escape the eyes of the one who sees right through you.

Ultimately, the roast turkey must be regarded as a monument to Boomer's love.