Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing 'Embraceable You' in spats.

When the Academy called, I panicked. I thought they might want their Oscars back and the pawn shop has been out of business for a while.

Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.

The heart is a very, very resilient little muscle. It really is.

My grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks.

The prettiest women are almost always the most boring, and that is why some people feel there is no God.

Abysmal vermin that I am, I couldn't of course tell her that it was her incredible mother that I wanted to see again… I knew only as I drove through the cold, night autumn air that somewhere Freud, Sophocles and Eugene O’Neill were laughing.