The sky was the color of Edgar Allan Poe's pajamas.

Genius may stand on the shoulders of giants, but it stands alone.

Don't trust anybody who'd rather be grammatically correct than have a good time.

The brown paper bag is the only thing civilized man has produced that does not seem out of place in nature.

I'll follow him to the ends of the earth,' she sobbed. Yes, darling. But the earth doesn't have any ends. Columbus fixed that.

Early religions were like muddy ponds with lots of foliage. Concealed there, the fish of the soul could splash and feed. Eventually, however, religions became aquariums. Then hatcheries. From farm fingerling to frozen fish stick is a short swim.

Every individual has to assume responsibility for his or her own actions, even the poor and the young. A social system that decrees otherwise is inviting intellectual atrophy and spiritual stagnation.