Society had a crime problem. It hired cops to attack crime. Now society has a cop problem.
Tom RobbinsI like travelers, but I don't like tourists. The difference is that travelers don't shop and they don't play golf.
Tom RobbinsHow can you admire a human who consciously embraces the bland, the mediocre, and the safe rather than risk the suffering that disappointment can bring?
Tom RobbinsFrom the air, Vatican City looked like a marble Monopoly set. The Church owned all the property from Broadwalk to Illinois Avenue, has three hotels on every lot, and no matter how often it tossed the dice you just knew it would never land on Go to Jail, it would be forever passing Go and collecting $200.
Tom Robbins