The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented hell.

If a man has a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of skepticism.

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

Ben, why didn't you tell me?

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.

The only thing that experience teaches us is that experience teaches us nothing.

I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.

Termiter's argument that God is His own grandmother generated a surprising amount of controversy among Church leaders, who on the one hand considered the argument unsupported by scripture but on the other hand were unwilling to risk offending God's g

Flame on!

Maryel brought her bat into Exit once and started whacking people on the dance floor. Now everyone's doing it. It's called grand slam dancing.

"Cable is not a luxury, since many areas have poor TV reception."

Never have so many understood so little about so much.

America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?

He who writes with no misspelled words has prevented a first suspicion on the limits of his scholarship or, in the social world, of his general education and culture.

The pollution's at that awkward stage. Too thick to navigate and too thin to cultivate.

Then, gently touching my face, she hesitated for a moment as her incredible eyes poured forth into mine love, joy, pain, tragedy, acceptance, and peace. "'Bye for now," she said warmly.

Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

The more the merrier.

Coincidences are spiritual puns.