The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
A joke's a very serious thing.
My head rang like a gong.