A brilliant and challenging discussion presented with extraordinary clarity.

There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over five feet away. In fact, TV is probably the least physically harmful of all the narcotics known to man.

The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.

Rice Krispies happens to be one of my favorite junk foods, just as I regard Michener as superior among junk writers.

Even when you disagree with her, she electrifies your mind.

One is happy to report that Israel Shenker is still at the aerosol stage. His energy is still compressed. The result distinguishes him both as a Jew and as an observer of Jews.

There's an enormous difference between being a critic and a reviewer. The reviewer reacts to the experience of that book.

Even if language is a living evolving organism, we don't have to embrace all the changes that occur during our lifetimes. If language is so alive, it can get sick.

To be crazy is not necessarily to writhe in snake pits or converse with imaginary gods. It can sometimes be not knowing what to do in the morning.

Mr. Frazier makes me laugh out loud.

Even if language is a living evolving organism we don't have to embrace all the changes that occur during our lifetimes. If language is so alive it can get sick.

I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.

Determination and willingness can change the situation when we are distructed

I make no apologies for being reasonable.

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

...wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone's life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another.

A lot of people think there's a lot of luck in fishing, and there really isn't.

...and nostalgia swept through Jimmy like a sudden hunger.

The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to reframe obligation as opportunity. You don't have to spend Thanksgiving with your family. You get to.

People wander about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread.

Socialism is an attack on the right to breathe freely. No socialist system can be established without a political police.