Not think of death as an end, but think of it more as a very effective way of cutting down on your expenses.

My parents stayed together for forty years. But that was out of spite.

By now they had mastered my own language, but they still made simple mistakes, like using 'hermeneutics,' when they meant 'heuristic'.

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.

My heart says one thing. My head says another. Very hard to get your heart and head together in life.

I didn't know he was dead; I thought he was British.

When I'm writing something, if there's a part that's good for me, then I'll play it. Otherwise, I don't. And I notice that there are less and less parts for me in my own writing.