It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.

Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.